The Battleship BISMARCKVN VO Re N Gt (eee ee on ee a Ce x oe re wore th largest and heaviest warships ever completed by. Se eae eee ns See ee eee eee ene ey Reta es ee cee ea er ‘most sensational naval encounters ever Aftera dramatic chase around can 1e North et ee cee eo! eet era ee eee See ee ee eee a ee ee en ee eee established and highly popular‘Anatomy” series provides a unique documentation ee ee eee! ee ee ee eee THIS VOLUME FEATURES Be eee ne eee + Pictorial section showing fll-view and on-board photographs. + Colour guide and action painting on the jacket. ‘More than 250 perspective and 3-view drawings, with descriptive keys, oFevery detail ofthe ship including general arrangements, see eee eee es Se ee eee ear ee Renn ec ee ec Balke Sea camoutage chem: Black, Dak xy RAL 7024, Mid Grey RAL. 7000, Light Grey RAL 7001, Red-Brown RAL 8013]AC NGARICRMiN@ GGmige ot HE SS H | 2 The Battleship BISMARCK JACK BROWER A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS B- HULL STRUCTURE A1 Plan and Profile B1 Lines and Body Plans 2/1 External Profle Starboard (1:500 scale) 81/1 Sheer Ei (As commissioned August 1940) B1/2 Waterline Plan (1:500 scale) A1/1_ Pian View (1:500 scale} 2/4 Bow (1:300 scale)1 | ao rst 19 sash HaThe Battleship BISMARCH PpPat Gamiey Or THE SHIPsi and tied nthe United States of America nd Canad in 205 by Nav sti Pr, 201 Ni Re, Anmpoig MID 21402-034 A igh eee No prt af his pletion may he repre stl ier temo ranted ny amo ony mea eee Jk Brome as arte his nora igh oe identi x aur of his wrk L This ion is autre fr sk olin the Unita Ste, ites and posession an Cana Ei: Niki Masa Tes Eien Joan Designer: Lee Sith ati Singapore by Koo, Frontispiece: ow view of Bismarck refueling, taken from Prine Eugen in the BaticINTRODUCTION . Ship's History. .6 THE PHOTOGRAPHS. : 124 nee -30 ‘THE DRAWINGS. The Wredkssseessseesecesseseessesd2 "Q Gooenl Ammmpeoain 30 Design & Specification . -12 B Hill Structure. - Hil Stature 15 supersructue a ; Pretest. 16D Rieging 96 Machinery 1B Amanem toi : Ammann F Fire Contr ia Fir Cont Ground Tackle, bss Aircraft and Eapipment 2 gs 43 Boats BY Areal 2 Notes +23 shits Bows 3 ; Semester mere are 100 ibliography «eee eeeeeeeeeeeeee ees 100FE 9) sh ae a Geman hp ae ia honour of Oo von Bismarck, who is considered the founder of the in 1871, (German Empire. Bora a 1815, be became Germanys fist Chancel and remind inthis postion until 1890. The first marc was flush-decked 2 ete launched on 25 Jay 18 August 1878. She vas used min as traning vesel here eng stricken and sod, commision tea as barrack hulle in 1891. The second ship, 98 Fiat Biomardy a ner of 84430 tons built for the Hamburg-Amercan line, vas launched on 29 November 1899. After making regular rans between Hamburg and New York, in 1904, The tind ship was the 10,690 armoured cruiser Hist Bomar launched on 25 September 1997, She remind she was sol tothe Russian na in active service until 1915, when converted for use asa teining and office ‘yse, and wns so for serap on 17 June 1919, The fourth ship was ain liner fire the Hamburg-Amercon line, SS Fy Bimarct displaced 8,320 tons and teas lnunched on 10 June 1905, In 1913 she was renamed Biedidirie and renamed agsin as Abie, whic sale under the French flag before being scrapped in 1925, The SS Bismark, s lrg thrw-fanneled liner of 6,550 tons launchd ‘ms the the ih vessel anid n honour of he Chancellor. Aho fn 20 June 1914 as another Hamtburg-Americun ine vee, construction was Fale due w the Fist World War, As par ofthe Treaty of Varsilles atthe end ofthe war, the finer was completed in March 1922 and handed over tothe tis, who renam her RAS Maja. When May ves the largest ier alot, The final Rionaré (and subject ofthis book) was ‘vas commisoned, she Init n 1939. She and her str ship Tpit, lnnched in Ait 1939, were the largest an east warships ever completed by any European nation When Germany entered the Fist World War on 1 August 1914, the Katurtshe Marine Cnaperial Navy 1871-1919) comprised, in frontline service, four batleships of the Nara chss armed with 28em guns, nine Inteships armed with 3.sem guas Four of the Helfand chs and five of he Tie, Kaiser clss) and fur batlecrusers armed with 28cm guns, Von De Molt, Gaben and Seis, Alsoin German sersice were neeny-1o oer pre eadnoughts, most of which served as training and eoastaldefence ships luring the wa. By the end of the war, Germany hal increased its et with four batleships of the Aig chss as well as three batleruises of the Dering class armed with 30.Sem guns, and two bateships of the Bayern clas ares with 38cm guns. To further ships of the Bayer class and two Iunlecrisers ofthe Mackasn class were lunches but never commissioned ‘When Germany signed the Arse cm 11 November 1918, was required to have sevent-four of is ships interned in netral pors. On 19 November 1918, the German Act inching elven barleships and five batlecruses sailed forthe Finh of Forth and was subsequensyintemed at Scapa Flow. I swts always the hope of the German navy tha she interned ships would be returned to Germany, but under the peace terms the German fleet was t be June 191 scuttled to prevent them being seized by the surrendered 10 the Ais. However, on ‘wile sil interned at Scapa low the German feet wa EBrish, With the exception ofthe batleship Ba Ieathed, all German capital ships were sucesfilly scuttled. When ( sn hich 8 ken ia tow and signed the Versailles Treaty on 28 June 1919, the war was offically over Under f the treaty Germany was permed to retain ony six hateships with two others in reserve, The newly established Rechemarne (National Navy 919-1935) retained six pe-Dreadnoughts three ships of the Brame class — BrumsceviyElss and Hexen ll completed between 1904 and 1905 ce sips ofthe Dentchland class — Hanns, Schlsion and So completed butween 1907 and 1908, Under the terms ofthe teat these ships rie olen could not be replaced until twenty years aftr heir launching. date. The esis Treaty a limit new armoured ship displacement hut not place restrictions on gun calibre. Discus ombhow to replace the older batkships began in 1920 under the frection of Admiral Bebncke, Sil bound by she Versa Treas any new vessels could! not dspace more than & mannan of 10,00 ras, but Germany vxas not part ofthe Washington Tea dra up in 1922 to Fit dhe aie of ins (see page 7). Preliminary designs far German naval ships were the esponstility of the Consteuctio om with the Weapons office These preliminary design would then be presented to Navy Command Office nal cretion, There were ro diferent eas of what for approval of adi the new ships shoul ke: (a) slwr monitors with good prosetion;, Aa that time option (3) «compet by fist, welharmed cruisers with less protection s rejected asthe ships would ony be stable for coastal defence. F 1923 opi with fur 386m guns, In oder to ren as 0 was produced (a) was again stud anda design ke several compromises were made which made the design unsuitable, It was fl P that a 200mm bel and Sma deck was too weal and ship sped of 22 knots tras too show; Design wok then progres on to option (b), hich resulted ina Ship armed with eight 22cm guns in four tures two forward and wo af. This design known as 1110 had the guns mounted om 2 ship with a ewin ubine powerplant capable of driving the shpat 52 knots, and ight armour protection ‘oF an Sta be an Oa deck. Again the Navy Command Office jected this design ay unsutale and further design work was kaliEEE ‘The fillowing yar futher discussions suggested that it might be possible ‘mount 38em guas on a hull placement of HI tons, but twas fl the als would not permit this size of gun. Subsequent design sketches were raced fr a ship mounting six 30.Scm guns’ The fist ofthe new designs known as Eurouf I with diesels in the hundreds of 0 featured diesel propulsion. Germany had gest access hots used daring the First World War. Dice engines offered many advantages over seam plants. They requine ss space, Power was immediatly asl with no wating ime for steam to be generated, there was gee freon in sped selection, fener engn-room personnel were eed 1nd the economic engines alos Tar greater range. They also ha some dlsuaotagesin that the plant ws hewy and not yet telale, Farthe desigs vere put forth but once agin all hese proved to be unstisictory. In 1925, several design conférnces were held in an atemps to come up with a stable desig that woul ft within the restriction placed on Germany bythe ay This rested in six completely new designs al of which were alo dissed. In 1926 and early 1927 yet more design sketches were proved After eighteen diferent desig sketches and eighe yeas of discussion, the slesign fora 10,000-0n ship armed with 28em guns ws finally agresd upon, ‘The order fr the fist new Pacer (Armoured ship) was placed on 17 Aust 1928 withthe Deutsche Werke yard in Kiel. This vese, which would De named Destiand, was hid down on 9 February 1929, and launched on S31 May 1981, Devtlond was powered by eight diesel engines driving two sais; a maximum speed of 28 kaos vas achieved with 48,390 bhp. The ‘veel was armed with sis 28m guns nto tiple mountings, ght Sem guns jn single mountings, and six 10.Sem guns in three twin mountings Deuschlond yas sted witha stndand displacement of 10,000 tons, but had an cea standard displacement of 12,630 tonnes, Ie as not an uncommon tractice in the year prot to the war to understate warship displacements Devichland and hee near ster ship, Adniral Scher commissioned 12 November 1934¢and Admiral Graf See commissioned 6 January 1936, were eltitaery ashe thet ee er mre nel plated Gerace bt the armament of @ batleship. They were intended to be superior to any Washington Tay cruiser and faster than any batlship, Tio lange 20,00 ‘onne Paci were also under constuction: Paxzerhif D’ Erstz Ess and ‘Push 2° Eesaca Hessen were hid down Lt February 1934, ‘The appearance ofthe Dateland cass was case of concern fr some of the major naval powers sigaed up to the Washington Tray. France sv these ‘essa athrest, and promptly dened two anger battleships ofthe Deere ‘las: Dunrge, id down on 24 December 1952, and Saou, hl down on 25 November 1934. These ships had a Sandard displacement of 26,00 tons mousing @ght Mom guns, a peed of 30 knots and armour sufiient to ind 28m shell, On hearing ofthe Dunder class Germany was fore toreviewits pins fr the forehand fifth Aoi, which were hath ordered fon 25 January 1934. On 5 July that year, Adolf Hitler, despite the 10,000-08 limit ofthe Teaty of Vers, gave his permission to adda hid ple turret increasing the number of guns to nine 28em, Work halted on the Pvserif D and while re designs were dean up fra ship tit wold csplace 31,500 tons. On 16 March 1935, Hitler unilaterally chose to ignore any nestrctons placed on Gemany by the Treaty of Vera, and declared sovereign) in with ‘Germany's defence matters. This meant thatthe ne ships reno angst be bound by the 10,000-on limit. This allved Germiny to proved with the construction ole ships. The nowy designe PoncrsE was aid down gan on 6 May 1985, ole by nse D om 15 Jue. Pans D was launched on 3 October 1936 as Schaabot wth Panera E lunches on 8 December that year as Gena. Soharbir an he sister were armed with nine 28em guns in-hre triple mountings, twelve LSem gus in four rain mountings any fur single mountings nd fourten 1m gunsin seven bin mountings. Fach vesel hada standard displacement of 31,847 tons and armour that would withstand hits fom 33cm sell Thaehighspressure steam blr and trbines ve theshipsa speed oF 1 knots at 160,050, The British Government, aware of the developments within Germany *houghe tha restrictions should he putin placer linit the strength and size of the German say. Adolf ier, desing reconciliation with the major naval powers, enteral into negotiations with Britain, which resulted in the Anglo-German Naval Agreement signed a 18 June 1935. This agrement permitted Germany thiry-five por cet of Britis capital ship displacement. Atthis time the Royal Navy’s capital ships amounted to 525,00 tos which allowed Germany 14,000 02s. Once the Sarath, and Declan ‘vessels were stlstacted from the equation this lef Germany wih 101,000 rns eet ee eae eee ee eee Washington Treaty, which had een signed bythe five major naval powers of Unite States, Great Bein, Banco, Italy and Japan, on 6 February 1922, in an attempe w stop a maal arms buildup, Restrictions were placed on standart clsplacement snd gun care. A capital ship was not to exceed 35,000 tons clsplacement, ot carey guns with a calre in ecess oF 16 inches (406i. Non capital sbips were not co exced 19,000 tons ‘From the particular circumstances ofthis new agreement came the design and constuction ofthe two ships of the Amari cls,SHIP’S 16 November 1935 1 July 1936 14 February 1939 24 August 1940 15-17 September 1940 17-28 September 1940 28 September - 05 December 1940 (05-09 December 19.40 09 December 1940 06 March 1941 06-08 March 1941 08-17 March 1941 HISTORY Blohm & Vos are awarded the bulking contract for marc The fist kel plates are ad The hull is launched, with Adolf Hier in attendance. Fru Dotothes von Loewen rand daughter of Prince Ont von Bismarck, christen te ship. In keeping with German tration, the name ofthe vesel is aot known ns unt the moment of christening, when abo bearing the name is swung over the side to hang om the forecast. The hall remains in the hands ofthe shipyard, where outfitting work proceeds on schedule, The straight stem of the orginal design is replaced by an Alani bows, which was designed to reduce wetness forwant by Baring out the ball Bimarc receives her comsiston Begins sea vias, Sas fom Hamburg via Kiel Canal to Scherhafn near Kil. Minor colision with tug Adan ithe ship sustains damage. Aat-aircraft guns participate in defence of Brunsbuttel Roads expends 13 x 10cm, 136 1 .Fem, and 191 x.2.0em. No visible results Anchors near Kiel Ship’ guns aligned Sails to Gotenhafon naval base inthe Gulf of Dansig. Conducts sea and speed alsa Bale Sea, reaching masimum speed of 30.1 nos Ship returns to Hamburg. Ship receives finishing touches. ‘Leaves Hamburg, sls to Scheerhafen Camouflage pain added. Supplies embarked (ammunition, ful, water et), Two Arado 196 Aoatplanes(T3+DL, T3++MK) embarked. 18 March — 02 April 1941 02 April 1941 05) jay 194 13-14 May 1941 16-18 May 1941 Operation Rheinubung 18 May ~ 27 May 1941 ‘Conder tris in the Batic Docks in Goenhafén, Last wo Arado 196 flatplanes (T3-+1H, T3-+AK) embarked. Adolf Hiv, Field Marsal Wilhelen Keitel, Admiral Ltjens, and other staff vist Bismarck in Goteahen, ‘Conducts various exercises in Bali ncn refusing with heavy cruiser Pris Engen ad Tighe cruiser Leip, Prt side crane damage and disabled a result of exercise with Lope Shin docked a Gotenhafen, Port side crane epsired (Commerce raiding was at the cente of German Navy doctrine during the Second World War. (Operation Bes, in which under the command of Admiral Ganther Liens ‘enty-two allied ships totaling 115,622 tons were sunk by the hateships Saruhan and Gncenauy the German Admiralty ni plans For another operation. Operation Riiabune (CEercise Rhine’ as to conduct warfare in the North Atlante against the allied convoys The obsctive was to destroy as much shipping as possible fom the USA and Great Brits, Originally Bionare was to be accompanied ‘on the operation by Schaar and Grin, tut it was not posable to wie them due wo damage fiom British ai atacks and mechanical failure, ands the heavy cruiser Prinz Engen became Biomar’s acompanying vessel, Admieal Ginsher Lajens was chosen to lead Operation ‘inabung and on Sunday, 18 May 1941,Sunday 18 May 1941 Monday 19 May 1941 02.00 L200 230 ‘Tuesday 20 May 1941 102:00-06.00 13.0 Wednesday 21 May 1941 105:00-09:00| 100 iss 20.00 2340 ‘Thursday 22 May 19.41 04:20 12.00 12337-1307 Friday 23 May 1941 120 Admiral Latins briefed the oficers of the Bismarck and Prins Eau of is erations With Admiral Gunther Litjens (group commande}, Captain Ernst Lindemann and 2198 other ofiers and men aboard, Bomarck eaves Gotenhafen to anchor in the bay take ‘om Fel and supplies Departs Gotenhaten sling West, Course set at $4° 54 north 13°21 Yeast Joins Formation with Prine Fagen an destroyers Z-16 isdrich Fda and 7-23 off Rogen Isknd Destroyer Z-10 Hans Lad joins formation Passes through the Great Bele with Prin Engen and eson of three destroyers. Sighted by Swish cruiser Geld in the Kartegat Enters Korsfjont near Bergen Anchors in the Grimstadjord Photograph by Spitfire of British Coastal Command. Leaves Grimstafod with Prinz Enger and escort af thrse destroyers Course set at Destroyer escort leaves formation. Bismarck takes poson in the lead Position 65° 53 north, 03° 38 cast. Course 0" speed 24 knots U-boat and ait alarm. Zig-zagging, Poston 67°28 north, 19° 28° west, Average speed 24 nos lets 922 2030 22.00 2330 ‘Saturday 24 May 1941 0547 05:52-05:55, 05:53 05:55 05:56 05:59 6100 601 06.02 Biomarch and Priee Eagon reach the ice limit Swer to avid large ice Bionarch sights Sul Sule reports Bismarck snd Prins ago in the Denmark Sts Biomarc sights Nol in the fog and fires five heavy arlery gun salvos, No hits sore. ‘The forward radu set on Bismar is dvale Prive gen takes over position in the lead Bionarck reverses couse to ty and engage Sufi, which manages to avoided contact. Biomarch and Pris gon enter a socwstorm, Sighs ovo ships atthe horizon. Speed 28 kno Bish ships Had and Prins of Wales open fe Prine of Wale fies both its Forward tres at Biomarc Biomarck and Prive Eng open fe, concentrating on Hoa Pri "agen scores hit on Hd with 4th slo, on por sie ofthe sheer deck by min mas. Fire stars among eady-use musitons LLatens commands Prins Fxg to shift target, to Prine of Wales after she firs ber 6h salvo Hand changes course by 20° to port, to bring the ater turets(C, D) into action. Spee shout 28 knots Biomarcs Sh all salvo, Hond blows wp Price of le changes course to avo alison Biomarc sis target to Prince of Wis Prine of Wale nose under concentrated ire fio Himarce and Prins Engen Prine Wales takes direct hit on the bridge, tums south and ves the bate scene with smoke billowing rom her superstars Prine of Wale: hit by sven shells — four {om and three 20.3,410 0620 1420 eas Ceasefire ondered aicr Rimarvk has fired 93 1840-1856 ‘38. em sells and Pine ingen as Hired 183 x 20.3em shells Prinz Figo received no hits, while thre sll hit Bismarck Shell ne hit nthe forward sections 45 ‘XX-XXI entering por sie and exiting starboard without exploding. Between 1,000 and 2,000 tons of wate filed these spaces and the forward pump room, causing Bimarc to the down bythe bows: As a result of this Aooding approximately 1,00 tons of fuel ‘ould not be transferred. Shell wo hit amidships below the warer in i section XIN, and exploded agains the torpedo bulkhead, eat the transverse bulkead at frame 145.6 This causd the Aooding of port dynamo No, 4 necessitating the shut down of genertorsin Sunday 25 Muy 19-41 that compartment. Port Biler Room 2 also 3.06 took on some water Shell hree demolished the Admiral’ gig onthe port side, before entering the water, Fragments fom che wig ammaged the catapult swing and severed ‘compressed at fine that supplod air othe 04:06 catapult ‘The effets ofthe shells mean that v9.00 marc kad a9" ist to prt and was down 3° by the bor although counter odin Improved this. Speed was reduced to 28 knots. Monday 26 May 1941 [No cass asa result of action with Hod tao and Prins of Wakes Bimarck sid Prine Eng change cour 10 tut 180° south iso Speed reduced to 24 knots marc ts 180° to staroard back towards 1450 Sufht, while Prinz Engen maintains previows course to separate from Bomarc Biamarc fies sells a Safle sod Prince of Mites: Alncraft ater Virion launches nine Swords torpedo planes and sx Fame fighters. Bight ofthe Swondish atack Biomarch. Hee sped increases o 27 Kors when ara are spotted. She shit by one toxpedo on the starboard side, amidships near frame 145.6 the armour belt evel, Shock damage from torpedo causes complete Aooding of Por Biler Room 2. During manceuvees to avoid torpedoes the collision nats in forward sections are losened, which causes bow tim to increase, Speed reduced to 16 knots. After temporary repairs are made speed incresed to 20 knots. Biomarck begins long turn vo starboar sige agin British vessels turn to port. Whes, British ships tun to port at nest leg of zig-zag and to regain radar contact on Bismar, no signals found and contact lst. ‘Bimarc continues turn to starboard nel course of 130° Admiral agen sends long radio message to Group Wes, British using radio direction finding gear narrow their search Biomarc sighted by Catalina Dying boat at 49 20° north, 21°50" wes. Perea eee eee Shefeld detaches from Ale eet to maintain radar contact with Biomarh Ark Ral laches fifteen Swordfish torpedo planes. Sel stacked by mistakev7 19:10 2030 2047 ais 2s 23s 23:24-07.00 ‘Tuesday 27 May 1941 s:00-06:00 orto 08:00 Biomarc sight by Shei AVE Real launches second attack of fiteen Swords Aircraft alrm sounded on Bismer Acack begin. Biman makes violent course corrections to avoid torpedoes, but 160 hit their arget. One hits port side amidships, between compartment VII and IX, and one bits the starboard ruler are, The rudders become jammed at 12° to port and Bismark is unable to maneouve Bismarck fires ss salvos aginst the Sheil No hits sored Captain Vins Beith 4th Destroyer Foil five destroyers (Canack, Maori, Perum, Sib, Zula) sights Bismarck. Pais desroyer Plann closes on Bimarc and comes under ire Bimarc changes course to northwest ‘The 4th Destroyer Fotis continue ro attack Biomarce i pies o nvidualy. Bismarck tums hack ach attack and srs no scitional damage A message i set from Bionastto Commander Group West “Ship unable to manocuvze. Wel fight tothe lst shel, Long five the Pure Two attemprs were made to lhunch one of the ship's Arado 196-A aircraft led, a the ‘compressed-ar-line to che etpule was severe Admiral tens send ast message fom Bioware vo Group West Send a U-boat to save Wir Diary Alarm on Banarc: battleships King George V and Radney sighted of port bow at range of 24,000m. Nef off starboard boss, while Dorwedive seen ear sas sao nest wv:02 ww.12 093 921 ost 1.00 tos 1020 m6 1039 8.June 1989, Radaey opens fie King Gangs Vopens fe. Bomar rete ie Frou Rady arf opens fe. Bomar hit forthe Rist time inthe exchange, and starts to recive hits From al sides. Her Firetop rangefinder is dissed, Doysssve opens fie. Gun tutes Anton and Bruno out of action Bionay’s forward command post out of ation, Bionarc’s after command post out of action Gu turret Dora out oF ation. Gu turret Cisar out of ation, Secondary ‘2uns continue to fre sporadically: British ships lose distance to between 2,500m and 4,000 ad continue ofr. All weapons sien on Binns and onde ‘given to scutle, Demolition charges are set to explode in engineering spaces, Ship is a laming wreck Radu and King George V cease fre, and leave the butte scene. Bismark hit onthe starboard ide by two torpedoes fred by Dertuhive Seung changes detonate Biamarc ht on the por sie bya thind torpedo Fired by Dorstsie Binmarck sinks a 48° 10! north, 16° 12! west ‘Dating the hate 2,76 sells were fied at Bismarck) When she sank there were over T00 ‘men in she water Only 116 were rescued: #6 by Dora (one ofthe survivors later ded ‘on hoard) 25 by the destroyer Maori; three by UTA, and two others were picked wp bythe German weather ship Savhesuld on 28 May: “The wreck of Biomacis discovered ae‘THE WRECK DD Rohert Ballard of the Wocds Hole OccanographicInsiution had been avempsing to discover the wreck of Biomar since renling Bate Biomare = A Swroksr's Stry by Baroa Burkard von Mlleneim-Rechberg. Mier meeting the author, Ballard mousted an inital eypedition in June 1988 but file to find the wreck site. One year ate, Ballar’s second exploration was successfil the wreck being discovered on 8 June 1989, For the following three days Ballad and his team aboard the Star Horas used underwater camera sled Argo to photograph the wreck and record data of the st Biomarc is 4.710 down in an are about 96m west of France. As she sank by the stern she capsized to port, While the ship was upside down, the fur main tures tha were held i place by thee sheee weight, fll away from the ship, Sometime during the fl tothe hott the stern broke away cleanly at fame 10.5, and the ship righted herself The main mast, signal platform, rangefinder, funnel aircraft hangars 2 8 3, and the complete Fret frm the Lower Mast Deck ws carried: Both cranes, the shield ofthe 10-Sem Flak busery and various vention covers were alo detached during Birmar#s plunge tothe seabed. The portsde crane lis over the open barbete ‘ofthe gun turret Cisar. When Bimarcé reached the ta floor upright, she hit the Side ofa submarine seamount and slid appreximately 1000m down, Despite the pounding Bismark endured, she isin remarkable condition ‘Both bow and stern teak deck planking is preserved, The Swastkas on the bow and stern ate still visible, although part of the stern insignia was lost svhen the tern broke off: The Forward Fie-control Pasion and Night (Control Poston, which were the main target of British gunners, are severely damaged on the port side. Theres o very large hole inthe upper deck, where the post side crane would have buen. Alter expedition by film lipctor James Cameron, in May-June 2002, discovered that forty per ent ofthe outer hull below dhe armour bet and berween frames 32.0 and 202.7 is missing’ James Cameron believes hat large sections of the outer hull lake ofthe ship when the ship hit bottom. The missing outer ull was part ‘ofthe torpedo defense system designed to protect Bismarck by exploding the toypeso before it reached the 45mm longitudinal torpedo bulkhead. This bulkhead is sil ntact. There were also oaly four penetration hoes in the ships armour belt: two on the starboard side inthe main 320mm-thick belt and two i the upper 14mm bee 42 Polling the discovery of the sresk there have been a number of subsequent expeditions to the itu Tn June 2001 an expedition led by Michael MeDowell with Desp Ocean Expeditions (DOE) aboard the Russian scien esearch vessel Abadi Kec dived on the wreck using olds ‘wo MIR submersible. Eight dives with both subs were made. In July 2001 ‘David Mearns of Blu: Water Resoveres ed an expedition to Snd and Film the wick of HMS fd, Saling aboard the vesel Northern Horizon, Maras ‘sed the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Magellan 725 to film the wreck of Birmarck from 9 to 13 Joly, before coating to search for Hou. James Cameron's expeitiomin 2002 also ase the Kel, From which Sic dives wore made to examine and photograph the wredk, BOE made another visit tothe sein July 2002 and embarked ona futher expen on 31 May 2005 DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION Prolminary discussions for a new German vessel Solacaclif’ P Brae Hownecer date back to the spring of 1984, before the Anglo-German Agreement was signed and while Germany was sill bound by the Treaty of Versailles. This design was apparently referred to fom the outset as Sehlacuhif (Batleship) because Hitler was alway considering unilateral lbogston ofthe Treaty of Versailles — which he did on 16 March 1985. Only armoured ships (Hursvshié) with a displacement of 10,000 tons and a maximum gun calibre of 28em could be bile under Verses, but ‘F was 2 design for « 35,000-ton butleship iniially with Sem guns, and. these characteristics were hse on the assumption that flowing the abrogation of Verailes Germany would be bound by the Washington ‘Treas, which permed ‘haleship? with these charscteristcs. Subsequently Scart and Gacvenan, iil cased as Pune, would also be redesignated Sehlchthif, andthe 10,000-t0n Power of the Dewschland class would be reclassified as Slee Krenzer (Heavy Cruisers) again inline with the Washington system of classification. Sclahthif was intended to be a een ee tenets eee ee) lowing: German tation, the ship's mame was not Known until launch; all sips were idee by type and an individual leer followed by the name ofthe ship it ‘was intended to replie. Iii quirements wer fora 35,000-ton ship armed ith eight 13cm, tebe Sem guns and sisteen 10.Sem guns. It must be noted tha the Constructor Office was at this time working with tal disregard to treaties in place, The main belt was to he 850mm thick with » horizontalarmoured deck of 100mm, but it became evident chat i woud be imposible to tay within the 35,000-ton displacement, so the main bel armour wis sae back to jmim. The type of propulsion plant ha sill ot heen decid this point, with several options under consideration. ‘Dusinga design conference on 2 November 1954 i was determined thatthe ‘esses would need to he superar tthe Bench ships Dundrge and Sadia, with cruising spool of 21 knots and 3 maim speed of 89 knots, Vise Admiral Guse, the head ofthe General Offic disagreed and reed the design speeds to 21 and 29 knots respectively Several design sketches were discussed, but in ech the estimated displacement exceeded 35,000 tons, On November 1h, Gross Adniral Erich Reeder, the Chief of the German Novy, had instructed that under no circumstances should the design exceed 35,000 tons sl thatthe dimensions must be within the current limitations of docks, lacks and harbour files. Farther amendments were made tothe designs, but it seemed imposible wo keep the diplaemscat under 37,200 ts. On 21 December 1984 afer ecmining the upcted proposals put eth by the General (Office, Wespons and Construction Offices, Admiral Racer agreed tht: 1."The type displacement could be excondad provided that a considerable increase in fighting power was obtained 2. Titbo-clectrc propulsion should be iavestgated, 4. That separate designs should be prepared forfour nin Sem cures ‘with urbo-letric drive and four twin em tures with steam turbine propulsion. “The Construction office made ealenlations on the two separate designs requested by clsplcement would be seriously exceeded, The increas in displacement and Admiral Reeder, and determined that specific type size would determine which yards could be approached to build this vest A futher design conference held on 17 January 1985, deced that available slip Iengehs would not determine the overall hull dimensions. The ‘conference dicusse tha dhe main arusament cou be of 33cm we 35ex4, and the maximum speed 28 knots. Admiral Raeder misinterpreted the maximum spoed ss continuous speed, which lel to disagreements in the design requirements (On 19 January Admiral Roeder decided that the armament should be 350m and that geared turbines witha maximum continuous speed 28 knees should ke developed. The dimensions fr armour protection wer alo ive Min belt 320m Bow and Sern 150mm Armoured deck (horizontal) 100mm Ammoured deck (sloped) 120mm Upper dece 0mm Sem Bartees 350mm above upper deck 320mm below upper deck 15cm Barkers 150m Face of conning tower 400mm Longitudialtrpedo bulkhead 60mm Sie splinter protetion ome “This design would space more than the 35,00 Fmt st by Adal Reeder It ws eatimated thatthe ne design would displace ver 39,000 tons bri was always tobe refered to 25 35,000 rns. This was common practice in other navies under the Washington Treaty. The ‘official’ displacements declared under the Testy ~ which had to be formally released — had to be within the presribed Fits othe ships were “illegal” By the 1930s mos ofthe Wshington powers were having serious problems designing ships within these Hints. ‘The hull diensions were tobe ited to 242m length, 36m eam and 10m draught ithe ship was to use Kiel Cal In March 1935, after the abrogation ofthe Tcaty of Versailles, the idea of sing 38cm guns was discused. The ger calibre would add approximately 1,500 tons, bringing the displacement upto 42,000 tons This would pur the s. With an overall ent of 250.50m and a watetine length £241.55 fame namisers gan atthe stern watt and nceased tomas the ows There masa cenelne ke tht rn heen frames 47.60 154.6 and ‘hen from ame 224.0 othe bo. Between fe 154.6 and 224.0, a Som fame 47.56: centrelin longitudinal bulkhead replaced the kel Trsverse bulkheads died the hull sto twenty -t4o watertight compartments. ‘The double bostom began at frame 46.157 whee it increased in depth to 200mm at fame $0514. Between frames 50.514 and 72.3, the deprh remained 12001. At fame 72, the depth again increased to 170mm at frame 77.3, Benween fames 77.3 and 154.6 the depth remained 1700: rom fame 154460 the how stn time 250 the depth was 1500mm, The 10-percent welded double bottoms was oil and watertight where rire 45“Thehul wslongiainally Famed wth nine lngitdnal ames each ide oF the heel, Longnainal VII (se drawing A4/L6) ws continua with the torpedo bulkhead between ames 32.0 202.7, and een frm hl plates to 400mm above the armoured deck. In the area of Port TIT and Starboard TL 15cm turrets (ee deawing A3)2), this bulkhead estended 2400mm above the armoured deck. bilge kel an fom fame $8.80 14.1 witha depth amidships of 1000%am. lll pling thickness varie beoween U6 nd 2éem “Transverse bulkheads at ames 41.8, 80.514, 60.0, and 68.714, supported turrets Dor and Cisar respectively while frames 169.986, 178.7, 188.886 and 1969 supported tures Bruno and Anton respective: These bulkheads ere ‘continuous inboard ofthe torpedo bulkhead, and extended fom the bottom ‘nl plate tothe underside of the armour deck. No. 2and No, 3 turbine rooms were separted by a centreline bulkhead that an between frames 98.3 and 112.3 and extended vertically From the inner double botom to the underside of the armoured deck Above the armour dec, there were thiny-four transverse bulkhead hei hight depending ow their positon within the hull The torpedo bulkhead ‘extended to the underside ofthe upper deck and acted a spliter protection fixnned seound PIL, PIL, SIL and SIL 1Sem torres bulkheads about 4800mm fom she centreline ran berween Bruno and Cisar Too longinuinal and extend from the armour dec tothe under of the man deck. TABLE 3: Coefficients af Form at a Displacement of 45,951 tonnes Fat longth awi/boam 6.71 avo besm/crought 3.85 Longitudinal primate cosfices [8)) 0.55 Cocficene, Franses of waterlanda’ 0.56 Pato i/a O83 Masehip section coeficent (i!) 0.97 auo s/n 057 PROTECTION Birman’ preston fllowed the gener yout of the Scharber clas. Ihas ‘been tated many times that Bimarch was just rework ofthe Sharan lass, and differed lit in principle from that of the Buyers class hid down in December 1913. Although the Bimarcé cass and Bayo class shared some similarities, such a ize and Layout of main armament, experience gained with 16 Bayern led to several improvements in Rinna, Biomarc was a larger, ister vessel with up-to-date guns, Bayrn displaced 32,200 fall oad tonnes, while Bimarce displaced 4,406 fll oad tonnes. Bimarcts power plant generated 150,1S0shp at 308k wile Baers generated 52,000shp at 25Kts mah vas designed to fightin the Nom Sea and the North Jani. In these waters poor viiliy (especially during the winter) meant reatively short ranges of engagement, spclly 10-15,000m, 0 the emphasis was om eosein protetionThe main upper and lower be, which extend fom frames 32.0 to 202.7, was fabricated from fice-handened KC n/A steel (see Table 5, rage 18), The 14Smm-thick upper citadel bel extended from the upper deck down to the upper edge of the lower bel, approximately 100mm below the Bary eck. The edge was totched a chamfered where the lower el joined othe upper belt. The lower belt was 320mm thick from its top edge to approximately 9.3m above the keel, where it tpered to 170mm thik 7.80 shove the sl, The min bl, with atm teak backing, was secured to she hull plating by armoured bolts SD and 70mm in diame ‘The main belt cetended forward and aft but was nota thick or deep asthe upper citadel Blt. Front 320 aft to frame 10.5 the bok ws Simm thick, 21m deep and reach 1.5m below the designed watsine. Forward of fame 203.0 t the bow the belt sas Gm thick anc 3.895 dep. ‘The fore and aft bls formed pare ofthe hips outer plating, being connected othe outer plates byrebate and riveting “Trangverse blade a frames 32.0 and 202.7 closed off each end of the armoured citadel. The upper armoured bulkhead from the armoured deck to the underside of the upper deck was 145mm thick inboant of the torpedo bulkhead, tapering 19 100mm thick inside the citadel bel. The lower armoured bulkhead at frame 202.7 extended down to the Upper Plaform Deck and was 220hm thick inboard ofthe trpedo bulkhead, tapering to 100mm thick inside the main belt. Below this and extending to Middle Pratform Deck was an armoured bulkhead 180mm thick inboard of che torpedo bulkhead tpering to 100mm thick inside the main belt At fame 5320, the lower armoured bulkhead extended down to the upper side of the omm deck plate protecting the steering equipment rooms. Another armoured transverse bulkhead was positioned at fame 10.8, This bulkhead fiom the top ofthe Armour Deck to the underside ofthe Battery Deck was 45mm thick inside hl plates. The lower bulkhead from Upper Platform Decketo the undenide ofthe Armour Deck was 180s thickAn inner torpedo bulkhead inboard of the main hel ran betwsen Fames 320 and 2027 along longitudinal IX (see drawing A4/16). Ths 45mm-thick bulked was fabricated frm Wh sel (see ‘Table 5) and extend! rom inside the bottom hull ples to just above the main Armour Deck, A. émm-thick Jongtudinal splinter plate overlapped the inner torpedo bulkhead by 200mm and extended tothe underside of the upper deck. vo longitudinal bulkheads vided the space between the inner torpedo bulkhead and outer hul plating, forming thre longitudinal spaces, two outer and one inaer, which were separated by transverse bulkheads to form tanks. The ouside tanks were generally kept empty; but could be used for counter Neng, while the inside tanks were ased for fuel“ and waterstorage bunkers. The total weight of| vertical protection was 8,136 tonnes, ‘The wpper deck and main armoured deck were fabricated from Wh ‘material. The upper deck weighed some 2,248 tonnes and extended from fume 10.5 to fame 224.0. It.was 0mm thick, except from turets Csar to Bruno and around the openings forthe 1Sem turrets, where the thickness was increased to 80mm. All joints were welded. The main armcured deck extended bbemen frames 32.0 and 202.7 and inboard ofthe torpedo bulkheads. This deck was Simm thick over machinery spaces and 100mm thick over ‘magazines. Outside ofthe torpedo bulkhead, the main armoured deck was Home chick (120mm outboard of the magazines) and sloped downward towards the belt at owenty-two degrees. The deck extended aft of frame 32.0 to frame 10.5. This 110m-thik deck was wer than the min dec and protested the steering gear The main armour ele weighed a ttl of 4293 tonnes ‘Command and control stations were also protsetsd with fie-hardened (FH) armoured steal plates rabbted and bolted together. The foretop control station ws lightly armoured with Simm side due to its height above the water Fine, while the forward and afer control stations were more heavily armoured with 200mm and 15Omm-thick sides respective; An armoured ‘communications tube extended fom the botom of the stations to the main armour deck. The forward communications tube was 1000mm in diameter and protected by 220mm-thick plate, while the after tube was 800mm in sfameter and protested by SOaam-tick plate Bubettes for the main 38m guns were constructed with an upper and Tower ving, The upper ring was mide of 380mm face-handened armoured plate ahove the upper deck, while below the upper deck to the topside of the main armour dick 220mm fice-hardened armour was used The barbetes had sn internal diameter of 10.0m tthe top and. 0.2m a the bottom, The 15cm burbetes were constructed from 80mm face-hardened armoured plate. The turrets, which were made From face-hardened armoured plat, used sloping armour to reduce weight, The main 38em turrets had 360ma-thick front plate, with 220mm sides, 150mm sloping sides, 180mm front and rear sloping lites, 320mm rear plte an 130mm rof plat ‘The 1Scm turrets had 1mm thick fae plate while the sides hack and roof plates were 40mm, TABLE 4: Armour Bet Armour Lower 20mm KE reducing 9 7Gmm Bek érmour Upper Cadel 148mm KC Bat Armour Forward 60mm Wh Bek Areas At 80mm Wh Armoured trareveres bald beneath upper dick betwean tora bukhead and outer skin 100mm Wh Arrmeure transverse bulkhead beneath upper cock between Vorpede bubhesds 145mm Wh rmeured toners bukeod bbeneathpiazorm dc between torpedo butthead and cuter skin 180m Wh ‘rrmeured transverse buted benaihpltform deck beoaeen vorpade bunesds 220mm Wh Longeucnaleprtar bulkhead upper 25mm Wh Longue! torpedo bukhesd 45mm Wh Upper deck SOmm Wh Upper doce near canta toner SO Wh Upper ck: bore machinery earere SO Ws Upper deck abore magazines centre Cn Wh “rrmour deck rim Way Armour deck above poner storage rooms 9mm Wh ‘Armour dock Forward of eta! 0m Wh ‘rma deck fe Chnen Wh ‘Armour deck above stag gear 10D Wh ‘Arrow deck above ‘mechnery. centre 80m Wh ‘Slope rom orpedo bukhesd ta ‘rmaur bat above machinery 110mm Wh ‘Slope rom :orpedo butnead to ‘ermaur bet abova mageaines 120mm Wh Berbettes for Sem tress 340mm KC upper 220mm KC lower a7[Secbeties for Sem turrets GOmm KE ‘SBem turet SED KC face: 220mm KC ses ‘320mm KG rear 180mm KC root, forward & rear, 16mm KE roo, ces: 190m root ‘Sem wrrats 160mm KE face: 40mm KE sides “4Qmm KE resr, mm KE rant 20mm ‘380mm KC s29/slope: 200mm KE root; 7mm KE deck; 220m KC communications shaft ‘180mm KO see/slope: SOmm KC rect; Sr KC deck: 6mm KE ‘ommuncatone shaft ‘200mm KE sites: 10Omm KC tap ‘150mm KC sites: SO KC top ‘Som KC ses: 20mm KC tap Foner corral tamer ‘Aer corr tower Foran contra tnerrangofndar ‘Aner corral ter rengefidar Foret contra toner rangefinder TABLE 5: Armour material KGn/a Krupp cemented: Facehendened armour see contsning 0.32% carbon, 3.78% nel, 0.31% manganese, 0.2% maWdenum, an 2.08% chrome wh Wetan hart (Hord Stet High tensile ste! B5-25 kg/mm" and 2075 expansion wen 8 ed pore of 50-55 kg/mm? Ww Wotan wich (Pie stet Armour ‘eel vith 9 cone strength of 155-75 kg/mm? and 25% expansion lth 8 ld point of 96-40 bg/mm MACHINERY ‘Germany had begun testing high-pressure steam plans in 1929, inthe hope of developing a high-efficiency, low-weight power plant. After tals in 1936 board the gunnery taining ship Brummer, high-pressure steam plants were ae ee nl rs 1937, These filers operated at 70kg/em* with steam temperature of 480°C, Biomard's machinery comprised twelve high-pressure Wagner water tube ‘miles in sx compartments, thre each abreast in compartments XT and XII ‘Manufactured by Blok & Voss the boilers, which could be brovght up to sevice presutes in twenty minutes, were fired by two Saacke burners with a evaporation rate of 50,000kg/hr, operating at presures of SBkglm and 418 450°C. An ausiliay boiler was located in compartment XIV just forward of centre No.2 boiler om, “The the shafts were driven by Curtis urines manufactured by Blom Vins, Each set comprised high-pressure (HP), intermedine-pressure (IP), low-pressure (LP) igh-presure astern and low-pressure aster turbines each ‘connected to singe reduction gearbox. The HP turbine competsed a Cutis wheel with forty rection stages; the IP comprised fifteen stages in a double flow arrangement; the LP comprise nine reaction stages and supported the main condense, which was slung underneath, The HP astern turbine was of| the single Curis wheel type, and was contined within the IP aad drum at it foreard end bef the gearbox. The LP astern turine was a double-loe reoeton ste inthe entre ofthe LP ahead turbine essing, The normal il poser rating foreach turbine was 38,000hp and the maximum $6,000hp. ‘Each turbine set drove a 48ni-dimeter three-laded propeller at a masinsum ‘of 270 rpm. The per and entre propeller tumed anti-clockwise, while the starboard propeller turned clockwise, when looking toward the bos, The aitnum sped atid during tials was 301k at 150,170shp Electrical power ws supplied by four main generator rooms on the lower lf deck with total output of 7,910KW. No. starboard andl No, 2 port genertor rooms were located adjacent to center turbine room No. 1 in ‘compartment VIL. These spaces were equipped with four SOOKW DC diesel generators, No.3 strboard generator room was equipped with three 690KWW DC turbo generators, while No.4 port generator room was equipped with two {620K W DC and one 460K AC turbo generator. No.3 and No. 4 generator rooms wer locate is comprtment XIV adjacent othe say boiler rom. An ational diesel tr ron located onthe starboard sde of compartment VI housed a SS0KV AC diesel generator TABLE 6: Machinery Boiers ‘Eveporadonneseng suace 380M Superheatehestng surface 120" ‘Ae setest surface GEM Feedster erected tarp 160°C (Operating pressure Iresrvertion pressure (set) 55 arnospheres forces 530 atmospheres fren 183 arnospheres maumum 158 arnospheresfrcos SO tomee/haur ry ‘Auberiod pressureEtciency ‘Steam tomporsturs: ‘Senustas Supertones Heat generated separation furs ‘Steam production (Gas resitance Capacy wight wan wou weght of warm wnse Protetad tempers (i) Sofety waives: Bolen eum, intervention pessire ‘steam calecor Superheat iteevention pressure: Turbine: Highpresaure (HP) ture Imsarmediangressure (P) turbine Lowsressure (P) turbine Highpressure aster nue Lowpressure astern nurine uid: Main ful ne: supplementary Casa fuel ‘eto spe Reserve fesdneter Fresh water Reserve fresh water Liestng ol Range: ARMAMENT Main Armament em ear 4008 31. Btoal/ig 118 900g 13g pr of surtace 20m 52.8 tomes 4.55 tomes Phesl/a/te 168.0- 69.5 atmospheres forced 1865 - 68.0 atmospheres forced turbine om/shete rpm 2,880/270 2.880/270 2.430/190 2,025/180 4,718/190, 2.204 tonnes 7.400 tones usable 19 tonnes 94 tonne 975 tomes 06 tonnes 389 tonnes 160 tonnes, ,600nm @ 15ie2 2.525nm @ 19e= 180nm @ 211e3 G.8d0nm @ 26%e= 9.200nm @ 27ie= 3,780nm @ a0ie= Binauyct mounted eight 38em SKC/34 gunsin our tain centerline Deh LCA ‘ures, designed and manufactured by she Krupp Company SKC designated Schifihanone (ships cannon) ans DrbLC Drochiton- Late (uentable mounting). Rilowing a long tacion, the main turrets were given names rather than alpha or aumerical designation, Tress Anton and Bruno were mounted arwand atcentein frames 192,55 and 174.345 respectively while the aft rarets Char and Dors were mounted at ceneline frames 68.357 and 46.157 respectively The 38m SKC gun fire an 8O0kg shell at & muzzle velocity of 820m/sec using a wo-charge system. The main 112kg change was encaue within bras ridge, wie she 9. Sky secondary charge was within ask bag, Ear gun carried 125 eaunds comprising thee types shells 38m Page L/44(m Hb) Armour Piercing (AP) shell with base fuse; 38cm Spar 1/45 Bar (m Hb) High Explosive (HI) shell with base fses 38em Spar 1L/46 Ke (m Hb) HE with nose fase. The gun difered from the 38emi/45 [SK 1/85 mounted in the Hoyer class of First World War battleship, with 2 higher mzlewelecty,heaie shel, greater elevation and longer range. The 3akcm/45 mounted in Bayo fred 2 750kg sell with a muzzle velocity of 800 sm toa maxirum range of 20,400 at 20-degre elevation, ‘Phe turrets were originally ited with 10.5m rangefinder, but Antonis was removed during the winter of 1940/1941 afer it became unusable due to water being shipped aver the bows at high speeds. Two electric-powered pumps provided hydracs for most ruret Futons, with the exception of electric owered tring, ausiiary clvation, auiiary hoists and reserve power, Tiers Ant and Dora were of six working levels gun house, waning machinery andintermeiate platforms ll rotating, al the magazine and shel loading satis located bslw the armoured deck. Turrets Bruno and Cisar had an addtional termediate platform. Shells were transferred onto ata in the shell mom before being pushed throwgh a lsh ight door into the shel handling roon: nd ont the revolving shell ing The ing with the sll woul rotate to mate the orematon ofthe ture. The shell would then be pulled into the shel eg. The proved for the Fre and mn change wa similar. The shell and the fre and main charge were hoisted together in cages between the guns. uring volstng, the lower sll age would be ralsed to che underside oF| the charge cae, where they would be hese together upto the gun pair. Rammers transfered the shell and charges from their respective cage om Jang trys. The lower tay woul pivot and place the shel bend the gun, while the tay holding the charges would lower and allow the charges to roll down to the ray poston. A telescopic chsin-operated rammer would ke the sell nfo the gun and retract lowing the charges t rol fons the ready apositon to the lower tray and then be rammed into the gun. Am usr hoist teansportd shells and charges separately a the vertical position to the rer of the gun deck, where tikng table woald tansfer them othe leading postion for ramming. There was also a hand-operted susiary loading rammer. Each turret was nlso equipped wth lef und righhsde sigh, two C/G perso and electric fans fied tothe rear of the turrets to extract gases and smoke TABLE 7: 38.0cm SKC/34 ~ Drh LC/34 un: ere 98.0em Sorrel and Braech Weight 117,C00Kg Length Bard OK (over) 18,6300 Length Bere 18.405mm Length Chember 242mm lune Chamber 3.190 Length Riing — 15982mm Groves (80) 4.5mm deep x7.76, 55m Lande 8.5mm wets Increasing 1n 36 to 1 90 Weigh Proectla 800g ‘Wight Charge 211.5ig Muze Velocty 820m/sec Working Pressure 920049/em" ‘are Life 250 rounds Range 18.000n @10.4° 28.000m @ 200° ‘25,550n @ 30.0" max Mounting: Revoir Weight 1,062 w/a rangofnder 1,048: Distance between guns S75Onm lewton Range | - 5.5%, «300° Bevouen Fate 6'/sae Loading Angle 2.5" Ting Range 218° 145" Anwn, Bruna 39° - 225 Caan Dore Trahing Rate 5.4/000 Secondary Armament “The veses secondary armament comprised twelve 15cm SKC/28 guns in six twin Deh LC/S4 turrets, mounted three port (PI, PIL, PHIL) and thrce starboard (SI, SIL, SHI at frames 150.1, 131.4 and 97.85 respective: The 150m SKC/28 fred 4 45.3hg sell ats muzzle veacty of 75m, using 2 single 23.5 charge encased within « brass cartridge. Each gun carried 130 20 rounds: Sem Spgr 8,5 Be (m Hl) High Explosive (HE) sll with base fase; 15em Spge L/46(m Hb) HD “The layout of tunes PL and SI followed tha of Anton and Dora, with ive with nose fie; 15em Lg 1/46 stars. working leek: gun house, trainings and engine intermediate plsforms all rotating with shll-and cartridge-oading platforms below thermoured deck. (On port and starboard turrets IE and HI there was no engine imermediate platform an the shel -sding platform was located inside haehere. Both main snd auilary taining motors were electric. Elevation was hydraulic with emer gency hand operation. Both shell and cartridge were hand leaded. A double hoist betveen and tothe reat of he guns delivered two shells and two charges sinvltaneous Tarts PUL and SIL were equipped with 6.5m rangefinder. TABLE 8: 38.0cm SKC/34 - Drh LC/34 un Bore 149.4 Barrel and Breech Weight 9.0804g Length Bor! AO. BCom Lengh Bore 716mm Lengtn Chemper 152mm pure Ghomber —21-7am° Lengo Fig 588m Grooves (48) 1.7mm doap x 6.14 ‘wets erwasng 1 in SD 1 in 30 Wight Projecue 25.3 Wegrt Charge 23.5ig Muze Vlocty 675m/s00 ‘Werking Pressure 3000g/em* ‘Bera Life 1100 rounds Range 23,000 @ 40.0" eevaton Mounting: evoking Weight 150.3 Tarts, 191.6¢ Turrets 97-70 Tarts Oictancebesween guns 1750nm oiaton Rate 9.0°/9ee Training Rate 8.0"/s60 Fist of Fre 7.8 500 per round Heavy Flak Armament Sisteen 10.Sem SKCISS guns were mouated ia four twin Dopp LC/31 ‘mounts onthe fran superstructure port and starboard, combined with four twin Dopp LC/87 sousts oa the aft superstructure port and starboard. Theforward guns were installed before Riomirk wis commisioned in August 1940, bu the afer guas were not installed until October/November of that year while Bimarcé was ia Goteahafen. The 10.5em SKC/S3 gun fred a 15.thg sellin ied round with charge weighing 27.8 ‘oF 900m: Each gun carried 425 rounds. Both the LC/31 and L/37 were t= eat mize velocity axial stabilized mounts, and were electrically tained and elevated with ‘emergency hand wheels forback up. Ammunition ws supplied to the mounts by way of ammusiton boists located in gun te ready rooms and transfered to the guns by hand. A fuse-setting machine was located on both ies of the ‘mount. The LCI37 mount could be distinguished from the LC/SL by its lange shield, which extended above the guns. TABLE 9: 10.5cm SKC/33 Medium Flak Armament ‘This comprise sixteen 37em SKC/30 guns in eight twin C30 mounts. Four ‘mounts were beated port and starboard on the forwan superstructure — 290 2 of Bruno or First Deck and two on the Upper Mast Deck ~ while Four were cated fort and stars on the after superstructure ~ wo Forward of (Cisar on First Deck and two on Lower Bridge Deck. The 3.7em SKCI30 was ‘mounted on most Kriegsmarine ships, and was ony replaced on sme ships te the fom FLAK 28 (Bors) became aslale in late 1948 a aly 1945 “The 3:Jem SKC/SO was « manually loaded gun with ditect gyro cross levelling tired 0.748 shel ata muzale velocity of 1000m/Sand each gun carried 2000 munds. Faining and elevation were hy hand wheel TABLE 10: 3.7m SKC/3O - Dopp LC/30 un: Bore 105,0mm Borel and Breech Weght 4.5609 Length Barrel AQ. GAC Lange Bore 6348m Length Chamber 696mm Volume Chamber 7.Stan? Length Fiting 58S1%mn Groaves (35) 13mm deep « 5.5 Lands S.86nm Twists Increasing 1 n 95 t9 119 35 Weight Proeccie 15.119 ‘Muze Vlosty 9000/20 Working Pressure 2850g/or" Berra Life 2850 rounds Renge 17,700m herizntal 12,500 vertical (9 GOO" mmsimum evasion Mounting: Leo1 Teal Weight Distance baoneen guns 27.8055 {880rm leustion Range 80", 480.0" Bouton Rate 10.0°/en0 Trang Rate 8.0"/e20 ate ofFre 9.6 sec per rund Mounting: 16/37 Terai Weight 27.055tg, Diesance between guns G6omm ‘lesion Range 907, 00.0" Bovcton Rate 12.0°/ene Toning Rate 5/200 Fie ofFre 9.8 ase per round Gun: Bore 37.Onm Borel and Breach Weight 243k Length Borrl 20. 3074ewn Length Bore 2860 Leng Chamber 357mm Vole Cramber OSs Lengih Flog 254mm Grooves (16) 055mm deap «478 Lands 2.5mm Twists hereasng 1 in SDto tn 9S Wight Frojctie 0.7485g Muzze Veloty —1000n/sec Weorkeg Pressure 2950kg/cm are Lis 7500 reunds ange 8,500m hanzenal @ 95.7" 6.200 vertical @ €5.0" Mounting Teal Weight 3.6704 Disance berween guns 4COmm ovation ange 9.0", 485.0" lovaton Rate 9.0°/revlion of hand when! Trang Rate 4.0"/revouen of hand wheat Fete of Fre 0.75 sec por round Light Flak Armament Ten 2em C/30%n single Pedestal 30 mounts were combined with eight em /8 in swe m FLAK 35 Vering L8 mounts to create Bioarcs light ‘ak armament. The single mountings were loeated port and starboard — fur 24‘on the upper deck fore and aft, ewo forward on Lower Mast Deck, two aft on Lower Bridge Deck, and toon the Funnel Patorm. The two 2cmVierling were mounted on the arch Light Deck, When commisioned, Bimarce ‘mounted twelse 2em C/30 in single mounts, but two ofthese om the Search Light Deck were replaced by Vierling mounts in late April 1941. Both versions ofthe 2cm gu Fire 40.134 shell at maze vlog of 835m, A major drawback of this gun was the weight of shel, which was not heavy enough to bring down an aircraft with a single hit. The 2em C/38 guns were lighter and had an improved rate of re. TABLE 11: 2.0cm C/30 ~ and 2.0em C/38 un fee 200rm Baral and Breach Weight akg C/30, 57-5kg 0/38 Length Barrel AO 2252 Sime lenge Bore 150m Length Chamber 121.5mm \olume Chamber LOB? Length Flog 1159,4mm Grooves (8)0:325nn deep x52 Lands 2.65imm Twists Unfors 1 in 38 Woghe Precio 0.134g Muzae Velocty 825m/sec Working Presaure — BEQQKg/em? Barrel Ufa 22,000 rounds Fenge 4.900m horzoeal @ 45.0 8.700% verte @ 85.0 Mounting: Pedestal L30 Teal Weight 420g Eleuation Range ~ 11.0", 485.0" ue of Fire Q'S ee per round practeal 0.24 ‘2 per rund cal Mounting: Vieng [38 Tet Wish 2.150% Distance besagen guns 674mm Horzenal, 22h Verial lewotion Range - 100", 490.0" te of ire 0.27 soe per reund practical, 0125 59: por round cyceal FIRE CONTROL, “The fire-contml system followed the standard layout established on the Klass risers Kala, Kone andl Karke commissioned in 1929/30, with thee rain fire-conrol position: one forward in she conning rower, one ia the 22 forctop and one inthe afer superstructure. A stereoscopic rangefinder in an srmoured cupola and » FaMO 2) radar antennae were mounted on top of each fie-contol ston, The fret fr-contol station and the afierfire= conerl station were cach equipped with 105m rangefinders, while a 7m sangefinder was placed inthe forvard control sation. Bach ofthe four main sures had 105m rngefinders, while secondary tures PHL and SH were each csttipped with «6511 rangefinder. The rangefinder in A turret was removed during the winter of 1940/1941, Each of the forward stations was fied with three ZG C/S8S cretors with periscope hoods projectingabove the armoured vo: one on enter and one each a port and starboard. The afer station vas ited with port nd starboard directors Target data for range, heaving and inclination were relayed to the main gunnery tanger slut room (TS) onthe middle platoem deck compartment XV. A reserve position as Incite aft in compartment VIL. The reserve ws Sinilar tthe main pxtion, but omitted the shore hombardenent computer The flak fire-cortalsssem was an improvement over that used forthe Scharnhorst class. Te main control poston was ted inthe foretop gallery with four Zeianzeseqerte o ZAG, Target Information Sights). There were two reserve postions nthe for and aft sight control stands Range data was suppl by two trail stabilized SL. high-angle 4m rangefinder located pore and starboard of the nidge structure. Two reserve postions with 3m rangulnders were located ai. One located bereen the fier fire contol Postion and the main mast and one was leat on centreline between the afer fie-coneol position and urtet Cat: The after rangefinders were not fel with the distinctive spherical tp. ‘The main Flak TTS room was Toested om the upper platform deck in compartment XV. A reserve poston was situated af on the middle platform deck, compartment IX. For right engagements merck was fed with seven {tem Siemens Schicker seachlights: one on the font face ofthe contr tower; four on the funnel parm (ehe two forward lights were protected by 2 shiald when ot ia use), two aft abreast ak tower C. Searchlights were contac from the aight contol postions with Zeilsaule C38 directors. Tivo ot nightrangeinde's were also fied in the wiags of che Admiral’ bridge AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT Bimarce was equipped with 4 32m double-ended catapult tha could be extended over the sce to pot or strbuard. The catapult used compressed aistored in cylinders loated inthe forward ptt ofthe afier superstructure om the upper deck, t0 propel the aircraft to takeoll speed. It was located amidships on Fist Deck between the funnel ad matin hangar No.1. Once the aircraft was launched and returned to Ind inthe water beside the ship, the sirerafé would be fife aboard wsing the por or starboard main rane, The ton cranes manufactured hy Demag were alo used to transfer the various ship's boats to the water. To other Demay cranes located below the funnel searchlight platform were used to spot the aieraft ack in their respective hangars There were three ircraft hangs all Iocted amidships on First Deck. The main hangar, cated below the mainmust, could acommodate 10 aircraft with wings folded, while the hangars on ether ide of the funnel could cach arcommealte one aircraft wth folded wings, The design of airraf equipment wouldllow a futher two aircraft to he stowed on the catapult, but Bicmarch only carted four scat Airerafe Biomarck ho our Arado Ar 196 A-3 srr fr sposing and reconnaissance: T3+IH, T3+AK, T3+DL and T34+MK. The sircraft and new were part ofthe | Borg Gr 196 reconnaissance group, Ist Sandro ofthe Lata “The Arado 196 became the standard shiphourd aircraft of the Krisemarin, replacing the Hinkel He 60) ay it became available from August 1939. (Cudniral Graf Spe became the Fst ship to begin operations with the Ar 196 A-L.) The Arado 196 was single engine seaplane with rw interchangeable ‘metal fleas The all-metal wings with two spars and thiy-two ribs could be faded bac slong the fesclge. All contra sutfices were fabricated from light metal and covered in fabric. The Fuselage was fabricated using steel ebing witha wapezoid cross-section. The forward fiselage was covered with metal, while the rear was covered in fabric, In all ver 600 Ar 196 aircraft wene produced, all with the BMW 152 nine-cylindr engine TABLE 12: Arado Ar 196 AS “Tipe Two seat catapult reconnaesonce flostlane Ponar port Ona 850hp BMW 12K Performance Max. speed 310er/hr © 4,000 Cruisna speed 253ken/te Caing 7,000 Fangs 1,070km Dimensions: Span 124m) Lonath 1.0m Height 4.5m Weights Empey 2.99043 tosed 3.7909 emamant Two fed MG FF 20am cannon wiog mounted (he fed 7.9mm ME useage Two fle 7. MG in rear cocipt BOATS Bismarck was equiped with total of sixteen boats, Tso Lm Admirals gigs ‘were located port and starboard on the hangars beside the fel. Four im launches were 0 the main arrat hangar. One 9m» Capt gg was locted {ust inboard ofthe starboard Admirals gig, Two 8m long bests were at port Side inboard ofthe pore Admirals gg. One 6m ong boat was mounted on top ofthe ouside long bot, Four Sm cutters werein dats on upper decks 90 forsand of PH and SH. 15cm guns and two forward of PHU and SHI Scan ‘gums, Final two 4m dinghies were mounted above the afer Sm cutters. Al curers and dinghies on the upper deck were removed before Bismarc let Nonvay on 19 May 1961 NOTES 4 Further details of the various dosign proposals can be found in German Capita Sti of Wort! Wr Two by ML J. Whitey. 2 See A Sunivors Stary by Baron ven Mollonten-Fechberg 3. See Rotert Bard's book The Discovery of Bismarck, and The Battech Bisrorek the Compits Hatory ofa Legendary Ship, by José Fico 4 From conversation wth Ba durns of Winnpag, Manitoba, ho has nfrmes this wen James Cameren, 3 See whit, op. ct 6 a. 7. By this tine n 1995, discussions had skwady begun fora star sip to Bismarck, which was tobe a replacement for Schleswig Hakan, ser ‘ip of Hemover. On 14 June 1936 the Wilhelmshaven shipbuilding fem fF Keagararne Wert was awarded the contact for the elke 20, ‘shicn became Tt 8 Page (Panersprenagronae Armour percing she. Spar (Sprengaranata} High Explosive shel 23Bismarck August/September 1940: Szarboand side laoking Gat. Visible ta the right ie 28cm turret Bruno, while just at of Bruno on First Deck ie ane of the 3.7em SKC/30 guns. Located just above the breakwater is a paravane eeping device stored on right are the Si and Si starboard Sem turrets, with tne of the 10.5cm SKC/33 {uns just behind the SI turret. aS a ‘Bismarck August/September 1940: Detail of a poravana stowed agains starboord after superstructue 25Stara ugst/Septaber 1840 Ported ew nol aon Laver Mest Deck showing 2em gun (covered) and 4m SLB rangefinder ru gi03-6025,Bismarck August/September 1940: Portside view of the funnel land searchlight platform, The forword searchlight is covered, The pore side Aircraft Hangar No. 2 can also be seen, with the 8m ‘and Em longboats lashed down on ther stocks, ‘Bismarck August/September 1940: 1 detailed view of the forematfish (B25 Squadron) and wwe FulmarsA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS, t A1 Plan and Profile A1/1 Plan View (1:550 ecole) A1/2. External Profile Starboard (1:550 scale) (As commissioned August 1940)A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS A2 External Views (As of March 1941) 82/1. External Profile Starboard (1:50 scala) 32A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS 82/2 Plan View ‘82/3 External Profile Port ins)A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS 82/4 Bow (1:300 scale)A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS 22/5 Stern (1:300 scale)A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS A3 Deck Profiles (1:550 scale) 83/1 Internal Profile { Barvete 3Bem werse “Dora 14 Stara 27 Ofcare’ Moss 42 ter Flak Ploming Office 2 Barbee Bem tree “Casa” 18 Engngors! Oack 28 oicers Pars 443 Foretap Artery Post ‘3 Borbotte aBem tunes "Bruno" 16 Seamen's Kitnan £29 Shoamakar's Virkshop 434 ar Trachang Staton 44 Borbette QBlem turet “Anton” 17 Engngers'Washraom ‘30 Engineers Mess Deck 45 Search Pstform 5 Mainmast 18 ND Mess Deck Reserve 31 Storage Locker 2 Funnel 6 Foremast Hospital 32 Radio Roam C 47 Communications Gentre 7 Fudder ndestor 19 Comsat Dressing Station 189 Search Werk Room 48 Admirals Bridge 8 HA Rangefinder 20 em Powder/ 34 Engingars! Werk Shop 8 10.5m Rangetindar/ Carre Room 135 Werkenop Stare Room Futto 23 Radar 21 Seem Shall Roar 36 Electrical Engieers’ Workshop | 10.7.0m Rengeinder/ 22 after Atilery Post 27 Flak Work Seon ‘ uM 23 Racer 23 Signal Platform ‘38 Welcing Shop 17 Officers Cabins 24 Admits Mess 9 Forge Shop 12 NODE Cobins 25 Loby {20 Turbine Ror 1 udder Mchine Ream 26 Arora Hangar 41 3.7om & 10 Sem Mogeaine I EE Se aa 3848 Weathar Radio Room 50 Aamiras Sen Cabin 31 Forvar Arseny Post 52 Combat Message Center 53 Chart House 5a Graig Shakar $56 Sound Location Room 7) aunery Room 57 VHF Room 72 Forward Conteen '58 Music Practios Room 73 Fisk EU Werk Station '59 Signal Store Room 74 Fisk Telephone Switchtoord 150 Fan Ream 75 Ges Protection Stora Room 181 Copy Roam 76 Boar Race 152 Gun Grew Standby Room 77 10.Serm Magazine 163 Ammuntion Transfer Rom 78 Conta Station 184 Pharmacy 79 Forward Fok 185 Hospital Store Room ‘Sivtenboerd Roam 186 X-Ray Room 50 3.7en Magazine 67 Sick Bay B51 10.5em Shall Room {68 Wash Drying Feom 152 Auilary Machine Room 69 Bakery 153 Forward Arilary 70 Forward Seamen's Panty Switchboard eer 184 Forward Artery lazing Otte {5 Forvard DC Swichboard Ram {86 Forvard Gyro Compass Roars £87 Cooling Compressor Room {88 NCOx' Waenream 189 Forsara Seamen's Waehrcom $90 NCOs’ Panty 91 NCDe’ Mess Deck {82 Goo! Room 193 Cantaen Store Room ‘94 Aeminstation Skare Reom 95 Seamen's Mess Deck 186 Potato Storage Room 97 Sports Equipment Storage 198 Copstan Machine Room £99 Saiimaker's Store 4100 Bosuna Store 101 Rope Store 102 Radio Store 103 Carpenter's Store 104 Peravane Tube Pe ererreraanneeeeeye UATEre |A3/2 Upper Deck (Oberdeck) 1 Borbete 98m turret ‘Dor 2 Bortette 38cm treet “Casa” { ertetta 98cm turet “Grune 42 Barbet 9Bom turet “Aron” 5 Berbers 1Scm tret Pore I 15 Borbetin 1Sem toret Port I 7 Barbet 1Som tore Por | {Barbet 1Sem tree ‘Serboard il 1 Barbee 1Sem buret Starboord A3/2 10 Sorbets 1Sem tues ‘Starboard 11 2em Gun Bese 12 crane Base 1 Flagettt 14 Stam Anchor Hawse 15 Deck Haten 16 Sint 17 Fala 18 Bolares 419 Copstan A3/3 40 20 After Accommadstan Lacie 21 Suing Boom 22 Forward Recemmodston Lndser| 24 Bast Baom BS Bow Anchar Haws 2 Jack Sat 3/3 Battery Deck (Batterie dock) 1 Smoke Generator Raam 2 omeers’ Cabin 8 Cabin for 2 Neos 4 Storage Locker '5 NODs' Washroom 65 NCO®’ Hood 7 Engineare Dock 1 Enginaare Portey 9 Enginears’ Macs Deck10 Fuel 01 Conero Staton 19 Seamen's Head 2 Potato Starage Rome 35 Forward Geemen's Pentry 111 Seemeris Mose Deck 1 At Cortaen 29 Searchigtt Work Room {36 Bakery Cold Storage 12 Seemen's Kitzhan 21 Mineral Water Storage Raom 30 Patato Prep Reom 37 Lmuncry Room 13 Engineers: Washroom 2 Shoamaker's Workshop 31 Wach Oryng Room 38 Dishwashers 11 Hammack Store 3 Seamen's Washroom 132 Gun Starepe Locker 38 Lobby 18 atar Seamen's Pantry 2 Cooks! and Waiters! Cabin [33 Boom Defence Stare Room 420 Forward Gantoon 16 NODS Ktchen 25 Dack Storage Ream 34 Bakery 441 Forvard Seamen's Kitchen 117 Wich Oficers Mail Room 26 Atilory Office 42 NCOs Mess Deck 18 Seemen's Mail loam 27 Rada Room © 443 NCOs Pantry 44 Carpantor’s Work Shop 45 Sports Equipment Storage ‘ote: Compartment hey 2” Upper ack ised en 02/10 and 07/4'A3/4 Main Armour Deck (2uiischendock) 2 Barts em tres “Coat” 18 Engreae Mess Doc 0 Fak rk Suton '2 Harnroch Sve $3 Beate Sam tire “Grane” 17 NOD" Mase Dect /Reaarve Hosp! {3 SuF oom Gerte 15em ure Port 20 Seamen's Mesa Desh 34 Hot Water Bury oer 85 frery BU Wik Sseon 4 Berta er art Pore 21 Coal Catal 35 Purprasur's Stare Fm £27 bry Tlepona Senter | G Boros Sem uoret Sarton 22 Arley Wokahap 236 br Corgressor Rar 48 hammineaton fie Sars Room AO Garoete Sern taret Sartoerd! 24 Engr’ Weahop [38 Option Devoe Storage Roa {0 Gna Proacson Stare Foor 419 cabo for to NCO 25 Wertsop Se Room £38 Spore Sarane Roun 51 instrument tore Reon 12 NOde Maes Osck 26 Enger’ Sire Room £0 Veralsor Wort Seen | 27 Saumen's Wrong Roars A3/4 A3/5 42[A3/5 Upper Platform Deck (Oberes Piattformdeck) ‘3 Enemy Poor 14 Oey Sere “¢ Ronaee Gon Room No, 2 15 soem Powter/Carsige Poon ‘3 Rusaer Goer oom No. 1 16 Saem Powaer/ (Rater Mace oom No. 2 Corznage Honing Room 2 Pr Mec Pear No.4 17 Pascogonoy 8 Naru mang Poor No 2 118 At tir ling Ofes 8 Maras! Seanng Room No? 19 Relay Resarse Suactboar Roem 10 hima Sar Room 20 Ae eur depen Roar £20 10.5cm Mogan 25 Macainr Ptr 28 gh Cal 83% Gere Soler Ream No.1 238 Serocard iar Room Wo. 2 837 1Son Corege Honing Rosm 238 Carrol Seaton 42 Tarte Reon 423 Saamen= Mess DockA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS |AG/6 Midile Platform Deck (Mittleres Plattformdeck) 4 98cm Sha Haning oom -Dorat 15 Fak Schoo Ror 16 fe Regular Peo 17 erry seserve Sattar 19 hr Contig Roam 2007 Sore 28 A Can! Gin Tring Foon 2 1Sem Shel Rony 25 ber Fink etary Oto A3/6 A3/7 aa 197 bread Sorage Room 2a Farmed Atlin Smpsfention Room'A3/7 Lower Platform Dack (Unteras Plattformdeck) 1 tee 11 ot Fat Tak 22 Por tine Ream 35 Bates amp Roar 2 Prepale 12 Damage Carl Cares 23 Sarva Troe Room 36 Foraard OC Suattear Room 4 Mocriery Stare Poon 14 selry are 25 Carre Bor Fs NO. 1 [38 Farnan Gjra Compass Rom 5 Rump Room 18 ies Motor Roar 25 Sartor Bale Roo No.1 38 Regs Pom 8 lng Nescriney Roars 18 Ehren Satenoara Ron 50 Sartor Be Roe No.2 {43 Mace Sarge Room 10 Fat Pump Room 20 Ak Fk Satzoora oom 31 Bectiea Gonestar Ream No.4 Caran Store FoorA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS A4 Transverse Sections (scale 1:400) 14/1 Frame 6.0 Looking Forward ‘AG/2 Frame 12.5 Looking Forward 14/9 Frame 21.5 Looking Forward 7 Propaler [ Fucder Machine Rom Aas nase na/3A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS Ad/4 Frame 27.0 Looking Aft 1Ad/5 Frame 32.0 Looking Forward 1Ad/6 Frame 38.9 Looking Forward 4 Cabin for ta NODS {9 Pascageway 2 NODS’ Wasshroam 10 officers’ Dry Store 3 Enginsers! Mess Deck 114 Canteen Storage Room 4 Engineers! Party 12 Spr Store 5 28m Turret "Dore 418 Paine Sore 16 NOs’ Mess Deck/ 114 Meat Store Reom Reserve Hospital 15 Pump Room 7 Puss Machine Room 46 380m Shel Raam 8.380m Powder/ 17 Shaft Tunnel Cartridge RoomA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS 14/7 Frame 46.157 Looking Forward 14/8 Frame 56.4 Looking Forward 4/9 Frame 64.357 Looking Forward 18cm Turret “Dora™ 2 30m Turret “Casar* 2 Otcers Cabin 4 Engineers! Deck 5 Enginaers’ Mess Dsck 6 Engineers! Washroom 7 AINCDs' Mass Deok/ Feserve Hospital 8 Cambat Oressing Station 11. 3Bem Poarier/ ‘Cartnaige Harting Room 12 Bem Shel Honing oom "Dora" 19 38m Shet Room 14 3Bem Shel Honing oom “Casa 17 Fresh and Wash Water Pump Room 10 Fue! Store 10 Caoing Machinery Room £20 Fuel Pump RoomA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS: 4/10 Frame 72.3 Looking Forward 184/11 Frama 81.3 Looking Forward 4/12 Frame 90.2 Looking Forward 1 HA Rangefinder 2 180em Searchlight 3 Lobby 410 Sem SkC/ 38 Dopp L637 Fak Gun 48 Astro Workshop 19 Enginaers' Mess Deck 20 Seaman's Head 21 Shoamalars Workshop 22 Seamen's Mass eck 23 arilry Workshop 24 Engingars’ Werkshop £25 Workshop Store Room 15 150m &XG/28 rh LOY 24 Gin 5 10.5m Rangetindor/ uma 23 Racor 7 3.7m 8KG/30 Dopp LC/ 206i 1 Fak Work Seation 9 Captain's Sieping Cabia 410 Captains Bathroom 41 Admirals & Captain's Pantry 12 Admirals Bathroom 13 acinirats Sieeping Cabin 14 Gun Crew Standby Room 45 Officers! Cabin 16 Offcors Wardroom 417 Teleprneer Room, 26 Passapeway 27 safe Arilery Poti Otfice 28 Arley Reserva Suitchiboard Feo 90 10.5en Magazine 231 Oifeers’ Store Room Aa/12 236 Aft Central Gen Tesning Ram 97 Electra! Store 38 Fuel Stare 33 Artilery core 420 Diesel Motor om 41 Eleauieel Generator Roorn Not {42 Elect! Generator Room Noe agA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS A /13 Frame 108.8 Looking Att RG/14 Frame 112.3 Looking Forward ‘84/15 Frame 117-8 Looking Forward 1 rae tr 16 oe 2 ho tow 17 ar’ avrecs Foon 8 Sera tim 12 omer ay ft tower 1 once vaonen Sraemsey | f istontan non Sa Depp 027 Ft in [21 Suma ee Dek rere Hangar No. 1 t 2 Radia Room © 7 Fun LEE) 2s Aireate Catapute 18 160em Searehghe 24 Lobby S2emc/s01a0 Gin jf 25 Passagouny 10 11m Adrurats Gq F265 Starboard Turbine Room ‘iam Coptanis Gig +727 Port Turbne Room 12 8m Long Boat 2 Port Boer Roar No.1 1.6m Lang Boat E 29 Contre Boer Room No. 1 14 Arerfe Hangar No. 2 130 Starboard Boer Room No.1 15 Averett Hangar No. 3 2 i peesA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS AA/16 Frame 128.2 Looking Alt (Scale 1:200) 2 Saarchight Spiter Cover Ooeea 13 Searchight Splinter Cover Open 44 160em Searenignt 5 10.Sem SKC/33 Dopp LC/ 31 Flak Gum 8 Aircraft Hangar No. & 7 Airraft Hangar No. 2 £8 Midshipmenis Work Roam ‘Berber Shop 10 Cabin for wwe Midshipmen 11 Seamenis Mess Deck 12 Boles Uptake 1 Ae Compressor Room 14 Passageway 15 Starboard Bolen Room No. 1 16 Centre Boer Room No. 1 17 Pore Boer Room No. 1 1B Baier A4a/16 Evi vil IX. 541A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS : 84/17 Frame 134.1 Looking Aft 4/18 Frame 141.6 Looking Aft [84/19 Feame 150.1 Looking Aft FortopFre-Carsi Baton 15 Shar tr RagheCom Post 28 Sutehtoars Roem 2 ar recking Susan al ' west Rac oom 10 bra eo er 28 Muse Praeaoe oom 1 Satin or so Mhgmon 19 Mateorongea! Ohce 50 Dek Room 71a 2D veriear Ste 31 Gapy Room ya Cain fort Siero 22 Cain oro Peres 33 Barber Stop 10 Farwar Fie Carr! stason 23 grew cat ‘34m SHO/20 Br LO/4 Gin 2 11 atin fo Fao Ges and Resse 24 Snund Lacston oom ‘3 Puato Leer al 12 Gain oo Wen Otiere 25 Fk in row rotor Aa/19 28 Ove! Pay Oe 83? Hogpal Store Foor ‘2 Soran Ble oom No.2 {5 tm Geenage Hein Rom A4a/18 {7 toson St Fro 52A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS AG/20 Frame 161.9 Looking Aft Ad/21 Frame 174.343 Looking Forward 4/22 Frama 183.2 Looking Att 1m Ranger va 23 Pe 7 seaman's weeteoor ms £26 20m Sl Hunting Room 2 Fara Fire Carrel Staton Stuer’ Hass 1 Farad Fk Dorr Cera 27 Pept Poor 2 Sem Tevet "Grane" ‘9 Seaman's Mash Dock 19¥rnand FacGwtenboré Room ——_20.Purp Roar 4 15cm sKC/28 DM 10/34 Gun 10 Loam 20 Rado fon 3 £2 Foraard Gyro Compass Room 5 Operaorg oon 11 Fareed Seaman's Khon 21 Beem Ponder/ ‘So ie Pump foo bea BH 12 terage Loker Carriage Honing eam 31 bonne ore 13 arr Teleore Sechocan 120 Rado mn 8 32 Gri Reom 14 Fk Taoprone Outenboxe 2 Forman Atilery pict Roary 39 Meat Sere Room : SNGDs' Mase Osot/Aecarve Hosptal 24 Fowara Avtiy Pong fee 24 Gaon Compresner Poor aR 16 Comest ezeaing Stason 25 Brod Saray Poon A4/20 A4/21 A4a/22A GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS, 1/23 Feame 192.5 Looking Att nayea 2027 Looking Aft ‘Ad/25 Frame 210.2 Looking Forward 4198 ern Ture “Ann 1 Sem Shel Hancting Room 1 Scomeris Mess Hack 10 Pyrotecmie Store 6 Paceagaisy 13 Clothing Store Room 7 38cm Powder/ 14 Canteen Store RoomA GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS: 1Ad/26 Frame 215.5 Looking Forward 1Ad/27 Frame 224.0 Looking Forward 1Ad/28 Frame 234.0 Looking Aft A4/26 A4/27 Aa/28B HULL STRUCTURE B1 Lines and Body Plans 81/1 Sheer Elevation (1:560 scale} 81/2 Waterline Plan (1:550 scale) Dewars asia ms~ B HULL 81/9 Body Plans (1:20 scale)B HULL B2 Armour and Protective Plating 82/1 Inboard Profile (1:1000 scale) 52/2 Midships Hull Structure (1:400 seal 82/3 Double Bottom Structure (1:100 scale) B2/2 B2/3B HULL B2 Armour and Protective Plating ( 2/4 Midships Armour Belt Detail 2/5 Forward Transverse Armour Bulthead 2/6 Af Transverse Armour Bulkhead i B2/4 0 scale) B2/5 B2/6B HULL B2 Armour and Protective Plating (1:25 scale) 82/7 Upper Armoured Transverse Bul 82/8 Lower Armoured Transverse Bul 82/9 Barbette Connection Detail 82/10 Aft Transverse Steering Room ikhead Bulkhead B2/7 _», B2/9 an B2/8 B2/10€1 Bridge and Foretop (1:125 scale) 61/1 Foretap Starboard Elevation — 1 Foromast é A 2 Zag (Target Informetion Sights) 13 FuMO 21 Radar (Poss) , 4 Grane Storage Brackets 5 Signal Lamp 15 am Night Rangefinder 7 7op Light 810.5 Rangefinder 9 FuMO 23 Radar Antennae 410 Observation Periscope 1120 C/288 Gin Orectar 12 Yom Searchigte 13 Fog Horn 14 hema Bridge b Note : ‘Bom Fiok Vering and Som [SKC/0 not shown for clonty 6261/2 Foretop Front Elevation61/2 Foretop Rear Elevation oe: Formast nat sown for clarity eee ono ee = a=: b \ oF e We eat I = J c ©© SUPERSTRUCTURE 61/5 Bridge Elevation Port (1:300 scale)C SUPERSTRUCTURE 61/6 Bridge Elevation Starboard (1:00 scale)© SUPERSTRUCTURE C2 Bridge and Foretop Deck Plans (1:125 scale) 2/1 Control Stand 1 Standby Room 2 Zag (Target Inormaton Sights) 325 6/385 Gun Director 4 Daeervaion Pnecope 5 ForemastC SUPERSTRUCTURE 62/2 Searchlight Deck (Scheinwerferdeck) 1 Tracking Staion 2 Bem Viering Base 3 18cm Searchight Base 4 Feat Uso Ammunition Box© SUPERSTRUCTURE 62/8 Lower Searchlight Dack (Unt Scheinwerferdeck) 1 Communications Cartra 2 FuMO 21 Radar (Possbe) {3 Fog HornC SUPERSTRUCTURE 62/4 Admira’s Bridge (Admiralbriicke) 4 Foremast 2 Crana Storage Brackets 3 Hoad 44 Signalman Standby oom 5 Chare House 6 Aamirets Bridge Shatter 7 sesmirsrs Brisge 1 Signal Lamp ‘9 Gm Night Rangefinder Base 10 Magnetic Compass Repeater© SUPERSTRUCTURE C2/5 Upper Mast Deck (Oberes Mastdeck) 1 Adieats Heed 2 Meteorelegcal Ofice ‘3 Weather Raia Reom 4 3.7em Gun Bose 57m Rangefinder Base 6 20.6/985 Gun Director 7 Oseervation Periscope piu al© SUPERSTRUCTURE 62/6 Lower Mast Deck (Unteres Mastdeck) (1:200 scale) 1 Cabin for tro Mien 112 Deck Haren vote (Weuenane aur See) 13 20m Gun Bose Typical Cabin Layouts 2 Cabin for ene Lieutenant 14 Helm (apianoutrana) 15 Rdder Ion 3 Battroom 16 Torget Gier Peston 4 Cabin for tio SubLioutonants 17 Zolenule COB Night (borteuenant zur See) Director Postion 65 Admirafa S20 Cabin 418 infared Nigh Vision 65 Ammunition Hot Tooscope 7 Forward Arilry Post 8 20.C/385 Gan Doctor 9 Forward Command Poet 10 Nighe Command Post 11 Ready Use Ammunition Box© SUPERSTRUCTURE 62/7 Bridge Deck (Brickendeck) 1 Cabin fortwo Midehimen 1 Bathroom 16 Bndge Shotor 2 Cabin for Rado Oticer 1 Navigation Office 17 Brge and Reserve 10 Storage Locker 18 Grape House 9818 High Angle Rangetinder 111 Combat Message Cantre 10 Magnetic Compses Re Bese 12 Captains Sea Cabin 20 Badge Wing 4 Cabin for two Watch Oficers 13 Shelter for Nght Command 5 Cabin for two Luttwatfe Otfeers Post Personal . 6 Cabin for one Lutte Oficer 14 Chart House fd one Reserve 15 Amaured Communications Shaft 7 Ammantion Hoist IL i) Baa B3 =C SUPERSTRUCTURE 62/8 Lower Bridge Deck (Unteres Brickendeck) 4 Waten otter 9 seulery oice 18 Sound Locaton Room 2 SLB High Angle Rengetinder 10 Arsiery Signal oom 19 VHF Room Bese 111 2na Redo Omicer 20 omticers Baxo0m 3 Storage Locker 112 2nd bralery Teetnies Oticee 21 Tat aco Cicer 4 Meceorologicl orice 15 aru Medes! Ottcer 2 ath Auiery omieer 5 Cabin fort Reserves 10 2nd Meike! Oficer 23 Sr Airy Otfe=r ee eee) 1G ta: Arslery Technics! Offcer 25 2nd Atilery Ofeor 1 4 Mees! Oficer and 17 Cain for sso SubLeutenares 26 Armoured Communication Shofta 62/9 First Deck (Autboudeck) (1:300 scale) 1 10.Sem Gun Base 114 Pety Otters. Sxare Room 2 Airorate Hanger 12 Officers Head 3 Funnet 419 Sgnal Seare Foor 2 Ammmuntion Heit 114 Fan Room 5 Flak Gun Crew Shelter 6 Ready Use Ammunition Storage 16 Dirk Room 7 storage Lockar 17 Copy Room 2 Sytenbaard Room 1B Music Master ‘9 Music Prectice Room 19 Watan Offeer 10 Officers Bathroom 20 Acministraton Ofcs 15 Armoured Communication Shaft 21 Gun Cree Sxandoy Ram 22 nd Administration Ofcer 23 St Raminieration Ofcar 4.2.7em Gun Base 23 Ammunitan Losdng Haten 25 Barrelcleaning Tools Str 7 intaiation Opening Turret Bruna BarbetC SUPERSTRUCTURE ©2/10 Upper Deck {Oberdeck) 1 Ottcers’ Kitchen 2 Barber Shop Cabin for tne Midshipmen 44 Watch Ofoer 5 Chief Potty Oficor \berftdwoten © Otters Bathroom 7 Dry Wash Foor 1 Duy Protection oom 10 Mihipmon's Werk Room 11 Midshipmen Pantxy 412 Midshipm's Head 19 Mgshipmen's Washroom 14 Potata Locker 18 Pharmacy 16 Armoured Communication Shat: 17 Hospital Stare Feom 18 Wating Room 19 Hess 20 teoation Room 21 Hospital Washroom 22 Sick Bay 23 X-Ray Room ‘24 X-Ray Development Room 25 Hospital Admin Office 26 Dentist £27 Operating Room 26 Turret Bruna BarbetC SUPERSTRUCTURE C3 Funnel (1:125 scale) €3/1 Starboard Elevation 63/2 Partial Starboard Elevation Searchlight Cover in open position 1 Bihaust Pipe 2 Bom 6/30 130 Gun 3 Horn 4 180cm Seorchight 5 Gree 6 Handrail 7 Searehight Cover© SUPERSTRUCTURE 03/9 Front Elevation© SUPERSTRUCTURE 69/4 Rear ElevationC SUPERSTRUCTURE 63/5 PlanC SUPERSTRUCTURE 63/6 Crane Werking Platform Plan 3/7 Crane Working Platform Elevation 3/8 Searchlight Platform Framing 3/8 Crane Working Platform Framing 2 Crane (Si0ved) 3 Secie Trinng Motor 4 Gearbox 5 Narva Training Whee! 1 Gok Orie 7 Searchight Cover c3/6 c3/7 c3/3© SUPERSTRUCTURE (63/10 Work Crane Plan (1:50 scale) 63/11 Work Grane Side Elevation (63/12 Work Grane Front Elevation 1 electric Cable Res! 2 Cable Orum and Gear Bax 2 Grane Hank 4 Counter Weight , 3/10 3/11 c3/12© SUPERSTRUCTURE C4 Forward Aircraft Hangar (1:125 scale) (64/1 Hangar No. 3 Plan 1 Ventiatar Fan 2 Leder {3 Boot Cradle / 4 Loudspeaker C4/2 Hangar No, 3 Starboard Elevation c4a/1 ca/2C SUPERSTRUCTURE (64/3 Hangar No. 2 Plan 1 Ventstor Fan 2 Ladder P casa 3 Boat Cradle 4 Loudspeaker (64/4 Hangar No. 2 Port Elevation casa ooo© SUPERSTRUCTURE (64/5 Hangar Door Elevation 1 Hangar No. 2 Port Se 2 Hangar No. 8 Starboard Side 3 Bost Crdle “4 Verxor Fan 5 Loudspeaker Note: 5 Ladder To open hangar dears: 7 Wangar Door Hinges. ‘at. Sicing Hengar Door s ples BB Main Hangar Coor tack over Main Doar 8 Sling Hangar Door 2rd. Main Daor and Sizing Doar 10 Biting Bracker pivot togetherC SUPERSTRUCTURE CS Main Aircraft Hangar (1:125 scale) €5/1 Port Elevation 1 Ships Bet 2 Boat Cradle 3 Loudspeaker 4 Deck Storage Locker/. © SUPERSTRUCTURE (05/2 Hangar Door Elevation 1 Shp Bel 2 Boat Cradle ‘9 Hangar Ooor 4 Man Door 55 Vencistar© SUPERSTRUCTURE (65/9 Plan View 4 Shp Bet 2 Bont Cradle 3 Mast 4 Hand WinehC SUPERSTRUCTURE C6 After Superstructure (1:250 scale) (€6/1 Starboard ElevationC SUPERSTRUCTURE (05/2 Port Elevation RERSTSSOTTasER2C SUPERSTRUCTURE C7 After Superstructure Deck Plans 07/1 Attar Fire-Gontrot 1-25 6/388 Gun Director 2 Zelsaule C38 Night Director Postion 8 Infares Nght-Vision Telascope 4 Target Guer Postion 5 180em Search Light 66 HA Rangetinder Tower 2 Grad fr in Tender Most Hend Winch 10 ships Ba© SUPERSTRUCTURE 67/2 Lower Bridge Deck (Unteres Bruckendeck) 2 HA Rangetnder Tower 4 Rend Use Ammunition Box '5 Deck Storage Box 1 2em Gun Base 71.7em Gun Base € Storage Room Fag Officer's Cabin 10 Flak Werk Staton 11 Gin Crew Standby Room 112 Bathroom 19 Chiot of Sets Cabin 14 Chet of setts omice 18 Acraft Hangar 16 Mast BoseC SUPERSTRUCTURE 07/3 First Deck (Aufbaudeck) 1 Turret Cason Borbotts © Capris Day Cabin 2 semmunion Loading Hatch 10 Coptains Sleeping Cabin 3 Barelcleaning Tools Storage 11 Captain's Bathroom 43,7em Gon Base 12 Admirals Mess 5 Ready Use Ammunition Box 13 Admirats Day Cabin 1 10.50m Gun Base 14 Admirals Sioping Cabin 7 Gin Grew Standy Room BHA Rangefinder Tower 18 Aamicas Bthroom 416 Admirats and Captain's Panzry 17 ammanaion Hoist 18 Lobby 19 Airerte Hangar 20 Most Base je ae eeepcC SUPERSTRUCTURE 67/4 Upper Deck (Oberdeck) 1 Turret Caser Barbetze 2 OFfeere Cabin ‘3 Officers Warsroom 4 Oca Waehroom S Oficers Batnraam 15 Executive Oticers' Office B Aatro Workshop 1G Executive Oticere’ Cabin. 7 Aeeirafs and Captain's Kechon 17 Office B Toleprntar Rear 18 Chief Clerks Office ‘9 Werdroom 18 Station ice ice 410 Ammunition HoistD- RIGGING D1 Foremast (1:125 scale) 1/1 Elevation Looking Forward 01/2 Starboard Elevation p1/1 1 aotenne 3 Sigal PlaionnD_ RIGGING D2 Mainmast & Signal Platform (1:200 scale) 2/1 Elevation Looking Forward 2/2. Starboard Elevation p2/1 D2/2 f : 41 Mast Lights ' # 2 Wind Strength Transmitter é '3 Wind Direction Indicator 4 Hend Winch | '5 Rudder Indicator : 6 Ladder 7 Bsaust Seack 8 Sins 19 Signal PltionmD- RIGGING 02/9 Elevation Looking Aft 02/4 1 Mast Liahis 2 Wing Strength Trnsmeter 3. Wine Drection raicator 44 Hana Winch 5 Puroer ndcstor 6 Lacor 7 exnaust Stack 8 Sgral Larp {3 Sgral Flationm + D2/4 D2/5D_ RIGGING D3 Crane (1:125 scale) 3/1 Front Elevation 1 fe Plas fone) 4 Psy 03/2 Side Elevation 2 ler Rote 3/3. Rear Elevation 3 Lting Hook ond Pusey 4 Light 5 Boom ' 68 Tension arm 7 Luft Pues at) 4 Pulleys 8 Host Pope 9 Host Motor 10 Coumerweight 11 Lut rope D3/1 D3/203/4 Plan 03/8 Schematic of Crane Tackle 4 Lule Putas fare) 4 Puy 7 Lute Pls (af) 4 Puloys 2 ler Ror 8 Hoist Rope 3 Liting Hook and Puley 9 Hoist Motor 4 Ligne 10 Counter Weight 5 Boom 11 Lute Pope 6 Tension arm D3/5—E ARMAMENT E1 38cm SKC/34 in Drh LC/34 mount (1:125 scale) a 1/1 Plan Turret Anton 2 Rangefinder 4 Sighting Telescope Trainer Sight 6 Layer Sant 1/2 Side Elevation Turret Anton—E ARMAMENT 1/3 Front Elevation Turret Anton 4 ent 2 Rangefinder 2 Leder 4 Sahting Teescope 5 Trainer Sight 6 Layer Sight 1/4 Rear Elevation Turret Anton— ARMAMENT 1/5 Section 1 Exhaust Fan Trunking 2 10.5m Rangefinder (Removed sweter 1940/1841), 3 Breech iat 4 Main Arnmuntion Hoist Sheaves 5 Local Gunsight Telescope 6 Rarer 7 Loading Tray 8 Borberte {3 Turret Support Trunk 10 Ausiary Ammuntion Hoist 11 Machinery Space 12 Cartridge Hoist Roi 13 Carenlgo Handing oom 14 She Hoi at 18 Shel Handling Pam 416 Elevation Geoe Are 17 Turree Bearing Track 418 Elevavon Rock and Pion 418 Hysroule Hoist Motor £20 High pressure Ai Oyindor 21 Main Rrmunition Hoist £22 Revohing Cartiige Fina £23 Cartridge Fing Flers £24 Revohing Shell ing £25 Shall ing FollorsE ARMAMENT 1/8 Section 4110.5m Rengetinder Removed wiecer 1940/1941) 2 Shel ofioad postion '3 Cartrdge/Pouser cffoas pasion 44 Main Ammuntion Hoie: Sheaves ‘5 Exhaust Fan Trunking 65 Cartridge/Pousr resdy postion ; 7 Shel lacing positon 8 Cartridge Eector Arm Tur Bearing Track 10 Beroeta , 11 Auailary Ammunition Hoist 12 cartridge/Powaer Hending Room 49 Shel Handing Ram 414 Main Ammunition Host 15 Ausiary Traing Metor 16 Main Training Gearbox—E ARMAMENT 1/7. Gun Platform 4 Cartridge Ejector 18 Exhoust Fontrunking 2 10.5m Rangelinder 7 Rammer (Removed winter 1940/1881) 8 Fuze Setar 3 Loading Tray 8 Haren 4 Layer 10 Main Ammuntion Hoist 5 Trainer 11 Hatch to Training Platform E1/7—E ARMAMENT 1/8. Machinery Platform 1/8. Intermediate Platform 1 Asiary Ammunition Host 2 Main Ammunition Hoist 3 Main Training Metor 4 Ayolary Training Drive 5 Hycraulc Pure 6 Hydraulic Host Metor {Main Armuntion Hoist) 7 Cable Fes (dusliary Armmuntion Hoi) E1/9 aE ARMAMENT 1/10 Powder/Cartridge Hancling Room 1/11 Shell Handling Room E1/10 1 usiary Ammunition Host 2 Man fmmuntion Hoist Ta tt £1/11 eae— ARMAMENT £1/12 Barrel Detail Plan £1/16 Section 1 Liner (Loose £1/13 Barrel Construction Detail £1/17 Trunnion Detall Front Elevation 2 Atbe £1/14 Barrel Detail Rear Elevation £1/18 Trunnion Detall Side 38 Tube £1/18 Barrel and Teunnion Detail Plon £1/19Trunnion Detal Rear 4 Jacket 5 Breech Bock E1/12 2 iD £1/13 Ree \ . a ~ £1/14 —1/15 : E1/16 £1/17—E ARMAMENT E1/20 F 1/20 Plan Turret Anton w/o Rangefinder 1 Vent 2 Ladder 23 Sighting Telescope 4 Traine: Sght 5 Layer Sight 1/21 Side Elevation Turret Anton w/o Rangefinder E1/21—E ARMAMENT 1/22 Front Elevation Turret Anton w/o Rangefinder 1 vent 2 Ladder 9 Sighting Telescope 4 Trainer Sight 5 Layer Sight 1/23 Rear Elevation Turret Anton ‘w/o Rangefinder \ 1/22 E1/23—E ARMAMENT E2 15cm SKC/34 in Drh LC/34 mount with Rangefinder (1:100 scale) 2/1 Plan 4 Rangefinder 2 Ladder 13 Trainer/Layer Sight 2/2 Side Elevation E2/1 E2/2—E ARMAMENT 2/3 Front Elevation 4 Rangetindar 2 Ladder 3 Traner/Layer Sight 4 Armoured Deor 2/4 Rear Elevation E2/3—E ARMAMENT E3 15cm SKC/34 in Drh LC/34 mount (1:100 scale) 3/1 Plan 4 Sighting Telescope 2 Ladder 3 Traner/Layer Sight 3/2 Side Elevation E3/1 a—E ARMAMENT 9/3 Front Elevation 4 Sghtng Telescope 2 Ladder 3 Trsiner/Layer Sight 4 armoured Door 3/4 Rear Elevation £3/3E ARMAMENT E4 10.5cm SKC/33 in Dopp LC/31 mount (1:50 scale) £4/1 lon Poe ee zl ; ne 4 Breach 4/2 Side ElevationEE ARMAMENT 4/3 Front Elevation 4/4 Rear Elevation—E ARMAMENT E5 10.5cm SKC/33 in Dopp LC/37 mount (1:50 scale) 5/1 Plan 1 Fuse Setzer 2 Layer Soh 1 2 zl 3 Troner Sight 5/2 Side Elevation5/3 Front Elevation 5/4 Rear Elevation - E ARMAMENT 3E ARMAMENT E6 37mm SKC/30 Dopp LC/37 (1:40 scale) 6/1 Plan 6/2 Front Elevation 6/3 Left Elevation E6/1 E6/2 a E6/3- E ARMAMENT 6/4 Rear Elevation 6/5 Right Elevation—E ARMAMENT E7 20mm Flak Vierling (1:40 scale) £7/1 Plan 7/2 Front Elevation 7/3. Lott Elevation ec- E ARMAMENT £7/4 Rear Elevation 7/5. Right Elevation— ARMAMENT E8 20mm Flak 38 single (1:25 scale) 8/1 Plan 8/2 Front Elevation 8/3 Side Elevation 8/4 Rear Elevation —8/1 £8/2 £8/3F FIRE CONTROL F1 Foretop 10.5m Rangefinder (1:75 scale) F1/1 Plan 1p Light 2 FuvO 23 Radar Antenna 3 Ladder 44 Fact Pai 5 Training Soh 1 Rangetndng Sight 7 Cauneer Weight Hand Fai F411 F4/2 Front ElevationF FIRE CONTROL F1/2 Side Elevation F1/4 Rear Elovation F1/3 F1/4F1/2 Front ElevationF FIRE CONTROL F2/3 Side Elevation F2/4 Rear Elevation F2/3 F2/4F3 After 10.5m Rangefinder (1:75 scale) 3/1 Plan 1 Mast 2 FuMO 29 Radar Antenna Ladder 4 Foot Rat ‘3 Training Sht 6 Rangefinding Sight 7 Counter Weight 18 Hand Ft F9/2 Front Elevation F3/2F FIRE CONTROL F8/8 Side Elevation 3/4 Rear Elevation | F3/3 F3/4F FIRE CONTROL F4 Foward HA Rangefinder (1:75 scale) F4/1 Plan 4/2 Side Elevation F4/3 Front ElevationF FIRE CONTROL FS 3m HA Rangefinder (1:40 scale) F5/1 Plan F5/2 Rear Elevation F5/3 Side Elevation = - F5/1 F5/2 F5/3F FIRE CONTROL F& 3m Night Rangefinder (1:40 scale) F6/1 Plan F6/2 Side Elevation F6/3 Front Elevation F6/1 F6/2 F6/3F FIRE CONTROL F7 Flak ZAG (1:25 scale) F7/1 Plan F7/2 Side Elevation F7/2 Front Elevation F7/1 F7/2F FIRE CONTROL, F8 Zeilsaule C38 Night Director (1:25 scale) F8/1 Plan 8/2 Rear Elevation F8/3 Side Elevation F8/4 Front Elevation F8/1 F8/2 F8/3 F8/4F FIRE CONTROL F9_ Target Giver (1:25 scale) F9/1 Plan F8/2 Ror Elevation F8/3 Side Elevation 8/4 Front Elevation F9/1 F9/2 F9/3 F9/4F FIRE CONTROL F410 160cm Searchlight (1:40 scale) F10/1 Plan F10/2 Rear Elevation F10/3 Right Elevation F10/2 F10/1 F10/3F FIRE CONTROL F10/4 Front Elevation F10/5 Lett Elevation F10/4 F10/5G GROUND TACKLE G1 Bow Towing Fairlead and Jack Staff (1:100 scale) 61/1 Plan 61/2 Starboard Elevation G1/1 61/2G GROUND TACKLE G2 Anchor Stowage (1:100 scale) 62/1 Plan 2/2 Starboard Elevation 6 G2/1 G2/2G GROUND TACKLE G3 Capstan (1:100 scale) 63/1 Plan 3/2 Starboard Elevation 63/3 Section G3/1G GROUND TACKLE G4 Bollards (1:40 scale) 64/1 Plan 64/2 Side Elevation G4a/1 G4/2 G5 Fairlead (1:40 scale) 65/1 Plan 65/2 Side Elevation G5/1 G5/2 G5/3G GROUND TACKLE G6 Towing Fairlead and Flag Staff (1:100 scale) 65/1 Plan 65/2 Starbosrd Elevation 66/3 Section at 0 looking aft G6/2 . G6/1 G6/3H FITTINGS H1 Accommodation Ladder (1:100 scale) 41/1 Pian H1/2 Ladder Davie H1/9 Side Elevation H1/4 Ladder H1/2 H1/1 H1/3 H1/4H_ FITTINGS H2 Ventilators (1:100 scale) H2/1 Bow GroupH_ FITTINGS 2/2 Stern GroupH FITTINGS H3 Watertight Doors (1:25 scale) H3/1 Section H3/2 Side View (Section) H9/2 Plan View H3/1 146 H3/2 H3/3H_ FITTINGS H4 Side Scuttle (1:25 scale) 4/1 Superstructure Scuttle (open) H4/2 Superstructure Scuttle (closed) 14/3 Typical Hull Scuttle H474 After Superstructure Scuttle (open) H4/5 After Superstructure Scuttle (closed) Ha/1 nae lw nS Ha/sH_ FITTINGS HS Guard Rail (1:25 scale) H5/1 Superstructure Profile H5/2 Superstructure Front View H5/3 Midships Upper Deck Profile H5/4 Midships Upper Deck Front View H5/1 -H5/2 H5/5 Bow Upper Deck Profile H5/6 Stanchion with Stay detail (1:5 scale) H5/7 Stanchion Pivot, H5/7H FITTINGS H6 Watertight Doors (1:25 scale) 18/1 Watertight Door Closed (Outside view) 4 Fligal © Door 18/2 Watertight Door Closed (Inside viow) 2 200m Door Scuttle 7 Rubber Sea! 16/3 Watertight Door Open 3 Cie 8 Door Wedge 18/4 Door Section (1:5 scale} 4 Hinge 9 Bulhoa S Doce Frame Angle H6/1 i HE/2 H6/3 anc SS JH_ FITTINGS H7 Typical Ladders (1:25 scale) H7/1 Superstructure Ladéer Front H7/2 Superstructure Ladder Section H7/9 Superstructure Ladder Plan H7/4 Superstructure Ladder Front View H7/5 Superstructure Ladder Section H7/1 H7/2 H7/3 H7/4 H7/5H_ FITTINGS H8 Paravane (1:25 scale) 19/1 Plan 18/2 Front Elevation 18/8 Side Elevation H8/1 H8/2 H8/3J = AIRCRAFT J1 Arado 196A-3 (1:125 scale) 41/1 Plan 41/2 Frant Elevation 41/8 Side Elevation 41/4 Float Plan View 1/2 J1/2 J1/3 J1/4 q LTK BOATS K1 11m Admiral’s Gig (1:75 scale) 1/1 Plan K1/2 Stern Elevation K1/3 Starboard Elevation K1/4 Bow Elevation K1/1 K1/3 K1/4K BOATS K2 9m Captain's Gig (1:75 scale) k2/1 Plan K2/2 Stern Elevation 2/3 Starboard Elevation 2/4 Bow Elavation K2/1 K2/2 K2/3 K2/4K BOATS K3 11m Launch (1:75 scale) 3/1 Plan K3/2 Stern Elevation K3/3 Starboard Elevation 3/4 Bow Elevation K3/1 K3/2K BOATS Ka 8m Long Boat (1:75 scale) Ka/1 Plan Ka/2 Stern Elevation 4/3 Starboard Elevation 4/4 Bow Elevation 156 Ka/1 ka/3 k4a/2 Ka/4K BOATS 4/5 Starboard Elevation with Sail 457BUATS KS 8m Cutter (1:75 scale) K5/1 Plan K5/2 Stern Elevation K5/3 Starboard Elevation 5/4 Bow Elevation 158 K5/1 K5/3. K5/2 KS5/4K6 6m Long Boat (1:50 scale) K6/1 Plan K6/2 Starboard Elevation K7 4m Dinghy «7/1 Plan K7/2 Starboard Elevation K6/1 K6/2 K7/1 K7/2160 BIBLIOGRAPHY [alara, Robart ., The Becovry of he ‘Braet (Macon Pres Goo. 1950) Oerosasara ‘Sayer, Saghiad, Eatuetip Ti TBohiten 1969] 086740-108S ayer, Saghiad, The German Bais ‘Sotormarce (Seiten 1390) 88740. Sheeenay (Sehr, 1990) 0-88740" TET Sa 0 esos coe rt Teter cx toes yg cs on er rte sea es (avatars Fie aS Tame Eee ae see, Pee Ricincs facariaaee gy Goer eee ct ap oa fren ee Ea Raa vapor ese See spears rarer gpertedetcrmesimae att ieee rears, Sederes ae spores peer aete Beenie ie apes erie Matron Shows, Jak P, The Garman ‘own Warts ia to es ats rota” 19479) 087001 S33 2 Preston, Antony, An trod Hetory he Nena of Wedd We ac Boas 157a)Ge81eo7 Ss The Compcee Mary of 9 uagencary Sip mere com, 2008) Sha, Erwin, Garman Neve Radar Warship Vl 8 (Garmay Marre Press, soma) oa7cet ots Stat, Mrosinw, Gaon Na! 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Fo) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | woud ke to thank John Asmuseen, Googe H. len, Wan J dren, assistance with this projec. | woul 30 Ihe to thank Frou Barbara Kiesow Bunesoren i Keblens fr altho help in ting te anti fermion aolbl, | would ao the to exprass my very das grate to Bart Lochner whose hep and Inendeip was inaperaabil, Most of lI would ie then ry ail, Hal, Fel end Jason, who shawed great os Patience and understanding wile sada mien come of toiTHIS VOLUME FEATURES Se ea ees OO eer et ee ee eee ee ene ea eee ees eet ire ec eee + Colour guide and action painting on the jacket ‘+ More than 250 perspective and 3-view draveings with descriptive ech eet Mighty Head, pride of the Royal Nay, during one of Se eee Cee ee ec De ee eee eee) leys, of every detail ofthe ship including general arrangements, eee ee ee ne ete ree ee et Pe eee ee eee ee eT eee eee eer ee ee eet ere te eet ee ee en ec ce ee ee ee Poi eet es cee Baltic Ses camouflage as of May 1941 [pune scheme: Black, Dark Grey RAL 7024, Mid Grey RAL. 7000, Light Grey RAL 7001, Red-Brown RAL 8013] vi